# Wakal Village, Lakhani, Bhandara (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Lakhani, Bhandara 

# Wakal

Wakal is a village in Lakhani sub-district of Bhandara district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,210 people in 275 households**, the 35th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.1%.

- 1,210people (2011)
- 275households
- 81.4%literacy
- 939females per 1,000 males

## Wakal PIN code and other codes

Wakal falls in Lakhani sub-district, Bhandara district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockLakhani
- Census village code537259

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

## How far is Wakal from nearby towns?

- Lakhani (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Bhandara (district HQ)35 km by road
- Bhandara (nearest town)35 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 Wakal?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Wakal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●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 · Palandur
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Palandur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sakholi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Wakal known for?

About 50% of the 380 hectares of village land is sown, and 94 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 Wakal

Of every 100 households in Wakal in 2011, 74 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Wakal · ■ Lakhani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**45%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**89%

Use banking services ****43%**

**56%

Television ****17%**

**35%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**22%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Wakal?

■ Wakal · ■ Lakhani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.4%**

**84.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902**

**975

Working population ****59.8%**

**53.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.3% for men and 70.8% for women. 59% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 81 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 516 (71%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 22 (3%) · **■** Marginal 98 (14%)

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 Lakhani

- Nilagondi1,269 people
- Khunari1,253 people
- Kolari1,239 people
- Lohara1,222 people
- Shivani1,207 people
- Mangali1,166 people
- Parsodi1,140 people
- Pathari1,139 people

[All 103 villages in Lakhani](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bhandara/lakhani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Wakal from Bhandara?35 km by road
- What is the population of Wakal?1,210 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Wakal in?Bhandara district (Lakhani sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Wakal?81.4% (Census 2011)