# Waghjai Village, Sindkhed Raja, Buldana (Maharashtra)

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Village · Sindkhed Raja, Buldana 

# Waghjai

Waghjai is a village in Sindkhed Raja sub-district of Buldana district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **891 people in 179 households**, the 70th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.6%.

- 891people (2011)
- 179households
- 79.3%literacy
- 856females per 1,000 males

## Waghjai PIN code and other codes

Waghjai falls in Sindkhed Raja sub-district, Buldana district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockSindkhed Raja
- Census village code529461

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

## How far is Waghjai from nearby towns?

- Sindkhed Raja (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Buldana (district HQ)110 km by road
- Sindkhed Raja (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 Waghjai?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Waghjai; 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
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sategaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sindhkhed Raja
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sindhkhed Raja
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)16 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 Waghjai known for?

About 87% of the 575 hectares of village land is sown, and 490 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 Waghjai

Of every 100 households in Waghjai in 2011, 87 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Waghjai · ■ Sindkhed Raja rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**79%

Tap water ****44%**

**48%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**91%

Use banking services ****86%**

**79%

Television ****38%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****22%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Waghjai?

■ Waghjai · ■ Sindkhed Raja rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.3%**

**79.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****856**

**915

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****702**

**787

Working population ****60.3%**

**53.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.4% for men and 69.0% for women. 57% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 404 (75%) · **■** Farm labourers 97 (18%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 26 (5%) · **■** Marginal 6 (1%)

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 Sindkhed Raja

- Waghora950 people
- Borakhedi Bk.934 people
- Bhandari908 people
- Pimpalgaon Kunda898 people
- Pimpalkhuta865 people
- Agefal854 people
- Konati840 people
- Pangri Kate825 people

[All 113 villages in Sindkhed Raja](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/sindkhed-raja/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Waghjai from Buldana?110 km by road
- What is the population of Waghjai?891 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Waghjai in?Buldana district (Sindkhed Raja sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Waghjai?79.3% (Census 2011)