# Wadgavhan Village, Paithan, Aurangabad (Maharashtra)

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Village · Paithan, Aurangabad 

# Wadgavhan

Wadgavhan is a village in Paithan sub-district of Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **406 people in 84 households**, the 155th largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%.

- 406people (2011)
- 84households
- 80.8%literacy
- 990females per 1,000 males

## Wadgavhan PIN code and other codes

Wadgavhan falls in Paithan sub-district, Aurangabad district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockPaithan
- Census village code549461

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

## How far is Wadgavhan from nearby towns?

- Paithan (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Aurangabad (district HQ)25 km by road
- Aurangabad (nearest town)25 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 Wadgavhan?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Wadgavhan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bidkin
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bidkin
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bidkin
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Wadgavhan known for?

About 92% of the 333 hectares of village land is sown, and 222 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 Wadgavhan

Of every 100 households in Wadgavhan in 2011, 55 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Wadgavhan · ■ Paithan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**76%

Tap water ****74%**

**46%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**86%

Use banking services ****55%**

**61%

Television ****37%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****41%**

**27%

Own their home ****100%**

**91%

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 Wadgavhan?

■ Wadgavhan · ■ Paithan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.8%**

**72.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****921**

**867

Working population ****49.3%**

**50.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.8% for men and 71.9% for women. 53% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 68 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 46 (23%) · **■** Other work 7 (4%) · **■** Marginal 79 (40%)

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 Paithan

- Wawa469 people
- Imampur466 people
- Pusegaon415 people
- Kaundar406 people
- Tulapur401 people
- Gazipur395 people
- Saigaon393 people
- Dera385 people

[All 189 villages in Paithan](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/aurangabad/paithan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Wadgavhan from Aurangabad?25 km by road
- What is the population of Wadgavhan?406 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Wadgavhan in?Aurangabad district (Paithan sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Wadgavhan?80.8% (Census 2011)