# Wejgaon Village, Gondpipri, Chandrapur (Maharashtra)

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Village · Gondpipri, Chandrapur 

# Wejgaon

Wejgaon is a village in Gondpipri sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **952 people in 265 households**, the 24th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.

- 952people (2011)
- 265households
- 82.3%literacy
- 904females per 1,000 males

## Wejgaon PIN code and other codes

Wejgaon falls in Gondpipri sub-district, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockGondpipri
- Census village code541926

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

## How far is Wejgaon from nearby towns?

- Gondpipri (sub-district HQ)52 km by road
- Chandrapur (district HQ)64 km by road
- Ballarpur (nearest town)61 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 Wejgaon?

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tohagaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kothari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chandrapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- 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 Wejgaon known for?

About 40% of the 911 hectares of village land is sown, and 330 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 Wejgaon

Of every 100 households in Wejgaon in 2011, 81 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Wejgaon · ■ Gondpipri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**68%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**80%

Tap water ****72%**

**38%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**91%

Use banking services ****92%**

**64%

Television ****18%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

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

**48%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Wejgaon?

■ Wejgaon · ■ Gondpipri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.3%**

**70.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**1006

Working population ****56.6%**

**57.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.6% for men and 73.4% for women. 63% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 223 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 200 (37%) · **■** Other work 8 (1%) · **■** Marginal 108 (20%)

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

- Chak Likhitwada1,016 people
- Hiwara1,001 people
- Chak Pargaon987 people
- Chak Bapur974 people
- Adegaon944 people
- Nandwardhan940 people
- Ganesh Pipari929 people
- Kudesavali890 people

[All 97 villages in Gondpipri](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/gondpipri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Wejgaon from Chandrapur?64 km by road
- What is the population of Wejgaon?952 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Wejgaon in?Chandrapur district (Gondpipri sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Wejgaon?82.3% (Census 2011)