# Waghoda Village, Nandgaon-Khandeshwar, Amravati (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/nandgaon-khandeshwar/waghoda/ Village · Nandgaon-Khandeshwar, Amravati # Waghoda Waghoda is a village in Nandgaon-Khandeshwar sub-district of Amravati district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,422 people in 344 households**, the 26th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.8%. - 1,422people (2011) - 344households - 84.8%literacy - 927females per 1,000 males ## Waghoda PIN code and other codes Waghoda falls in Nandgaon-Khandeshwar sub-district, Amravati district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockNandgaon-Khandeshwar - Census village code533097 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Waghoda from nearby towns? - Mund Nishankrao (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Amravati (district HQ)48 km by road - Amravati (nearest town)48 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 Waghoda? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Waghoda; 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 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nandgaon Khande - ○Degree college10+ km · Nandgaon Khande - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amravati - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, 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 Waghoda known for? About 95% of the 720 hectares of village land is sown, and 594 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 Waghoda Of every 100 households in Waghoda in 2011, 71 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Waghoda · ■ Nandgaon-Khandeshwar rural average Electricity for lighting ****71%** **80% Toilet within the home ****28%** **39% No toilet (open defecation) ****72%** **61% Tap water ****73%** **54% Drinking water within premises ****62%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **10% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **89% Use banking services ****64%** **54% Television ****40%** **35% Mobile phone ****43%** **31% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****9%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****35%** **42% Own their home ****96%** **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 Waghoda? ■ Waghoda · ■ Nandgaon-Khandeshwar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.8%** **85.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927** **947 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****711** **916 Working population ****52.3%** **49.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.4% for men and 81.0% for women. 59% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 75 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 432 (58%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 63 (8%) · **■** Marginal 163 (22%) 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 Nandgaon-Khandeshwar - Dhanora gurav1,561 people - Yenas1,494 people - Hiwara Bk1,480 people - Mokhad1,454 people - Watpur1,414 people - Dahigaon1,389 people - Dhawalsari1,332 people - Wadura1,327 people [All 161 villages in Nandgaon-Khandeshwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/nandgaon-khandeshwar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Waghoda from Amravati?48 km by road - What is the population of Waghoda?1,422 (Census 2011) - Which district is Waghoda in?Amravati district (Nandgaon-Khandeshwar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Waghoda?84.8% (Census 2011)