# Wedgaon Village, Gondpipri, Chandrapur (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/gondpipri/wedgaon/ Village · Gondpipri, Chandrapur # Wedgaon Wedgaon is a village in Gondpipri sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,180 people in 292 households**, the 15th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%. - 1,180people (2011) - 292households - 67.4%literacy - 977females per 1,000 males ## Wedgaon PIN code and other codes Wedgaon falls in Gondpipri sub-district, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockGondpipri - Census village code541950 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Wedgaon from nearby towns? - Gondpipri (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Chandrapur (district HQ)85 km by road - Ballarpur (nearest town)70 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 Wedgaon? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Wedgaon; 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 - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dhaba - ○Degree college10+ km · Gondpipri - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chandrapur - ○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 · 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 Wedgaon known for? About 67% of the 986 hectares of village land is sown, and 573 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 Wedgaon Of every 100 households in Wedgaon in 2011, 73 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Wedgaon · ■ Gondpipri rural average Electricity for lighting ****73%** **68% Toilet within the home ****20%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****79%** **80% Tap water ****0%** **38% Drinking water within premises ****27%** **31% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **91% Use banking services ****96%** **64% Television ****32%** **17% Mobile phone ****48%** **27% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****13%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **2% None of these assets ****29%** **48% Own their home ****90%** **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 Wedgaon? ■ Wedgaon · ■ Gondpipri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.4%** **70.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977** **977 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1052** **1006 Working population ****60.1%** **57.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.5% for men and 55.9% for women. 61% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 242 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 251 (35%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 64 (9%) · **■** Marginal 147 (21%) 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 Gondpipri - Sonapur Deshpande1,366 people - Dhanapur1,352 people - Lathi1,326 people - Tarsa Kh.1,207 people - Chak Pipari1,097 people - Wadkuli1,096 people - Darur1,088 people - Somanpalli1,070 people [All 97 villages in Gondpipri](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/gondpipri/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Wedgaon from Chandrapur?85 km by road - What is the population of Wedgaon?1,180 (Census 2011) - Which district is Wedgaon in?Chandrapur district (Gondpipri sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Wedgaon?67.4% (Census 2011)