# Waghluj Village, Ashti, Bid (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bid/ashti/waghluj/ Village · Ashti, Bid # Waghluj Waghluj is a village in Ashti sub-district of Bid district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,424 people in 304 households**, the 58th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%. - 1,424people (2011) - 304households - 77.5%literacy - 917females per 1,000 males ## Waghluj PIN code and other codes Waghluj falls in Ashti sub-district, Bid district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockAshti - Census village code558805 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Waghluj from nearby towns? - Ashti (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Bid (district HQ)110 km by road - Ahmadnagar (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 Waghluj? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Waghluj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Dhanora - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bid - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Waghluj known for? The main crops are **jowar, bajra and wheat**. About 86% of the 682 hectares of village land is sown, and 469 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 Waghluj Of every 100 households in Waghluj in 2011, 83 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Waghluj · ■ Ashti rural average Electricity for lighting ****83%** **72% Toilet within the home ****10%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **82% Tap water ****48%** **22% Drinking water within premises ****41%** **32% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **88% Use banking services ****60%** **58% Television ****39%** **32% Mobile phone ****59%** **59% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****23%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****26%** **25% Own their home ****93%** **93% 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 Waghluj? ■ Waghluj · ■ Ashti rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.5%** **75.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917** **923 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****712** **830 Working population ****58.1%** **55.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.1% for men and 66.3% for women. 59% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 548 (66%) · **■** Farm labourers 198 (24%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 61 (7%) · **■** Marginal 14 (2%) 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 Ashti - Sheri Kh.1,481 people - Karhewadi1,454 people - Karhewadgaon1,452 people - Salewadgaon1,425 people - Kelsangvi1,410 people - Sangvi Ashti1,394 people - Chinchpur1,393 people - Koyal1,366 people [All 176 villages in Ashti](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bid/ashti/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Waghluj from Bid?110 km by road - What is the population of Waghluj?1,424 (Census 2011) - Which district is Waghluj in?Bid district (Ashti sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Waghluj?77.5% (Census 2011)