# Wagholi Village, Dhamangaon Railway, Amravati (Maharashtra)

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Village · Dhamangaon Railway, Amravati 

# Wagholi

Wagholi is a village in Dhamangaon Railway sub-district of Amravati district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,219 people in 306 households**, the 31st largest of 84 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 1,219people (2011)
- 306households
- 89.5%literacy
- 929females per 1,000 males

## Wagholi PIN code and other codes

Wagholi falls in Dhamangaon Railway sub-district, Amravati district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockDhamangaon Railway
- Census village code533313

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Wagholi from nearby towns?

- Dhamangaon Railway (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Amravati (district HQ)52 km by road
- Dattapur Dhamangaon (nearest town)3 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Wagholi?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Wagholi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ghamangaon
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Ghamangaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amravati
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Wagholi known for?

The main crops are **cotton**. Products made here include cotton thread. About 77% of the 1,312 hectares of village land is sown, and 468 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Wagholi

Of every 100 households in Wagholi in 2011, 89 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Wagholi · ■ Dhamangaon Railway rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**44%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**55%

Tap water ****90%**

**64%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**82%

Use banking services ****61%**

**61%

Television ****31%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**30%

Own their home ****78%**

**92%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Wagholi?

■ Wagholi · ■ Dhamangaon Railway rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.5%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****964**

**916

Working population ****51.2%**

**49.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.2% for men and 86.5% for women. 66% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 143 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 304 (49%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 110 (18%) · **■** Marginal 61 (10%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Dhamangaon Railway

- Zadgaon1,285 people
- Dabhada1,276 people
- Vasad1,245 people
- Jalgaon1,219 people
- Vaknath1,205 people
- Asegaon1,203 people
- Sawla1,180 people
- Dighi Mahalle1,174 people

[All 112 villages in Dhamangaon Railway](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/dhamangaon-railway/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Wagholi from Amravati?52 km by road
- What is the population of Wagholi?1,219 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Wagholi in?Amravati district (Dhamangaon Railway sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Wagholi?89.5% (Census 2011)
