# Welwa Mal Village, Pombhurna, Chandrapur (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/pombhurna/welwa-mal/ Village · Pombhurna, Chandrapur # Welwa Mal Welwa Mal is a village in Pombhurna sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,260 people in 319 households**, the 10th largest of 58 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%. - 1,260people (2011) - 319households - 74.1%literacy - 957females per 1,000 males ## Welwa Mal PIN code and other codes Welwa Mal falls in Pombhurna sub-district, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockPombhurna - Census village code541481 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Welwa Mal from nearby towns? - Pombhurna (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Chandrapur (district HQ)45 km by road - Mul (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 Welwa Mal? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Welwa Mal; 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 - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 · Pombhurna - ○Degree college5–10 km · Pombhurna - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chandrapur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Welwa Mal known for? About 72% of the 292 hectares of village land is sown, and 152 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 Welwa Mal Of every 100 households in Welwa Mal in 2011, 84 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Welwa Mal · ■ Pombhurna rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **71% Toilet within the home ****4%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **80% Tap water ****2%** **29% Drinking water within premises ****26%** **25% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **90% Use banking services ****67%** **57% Television ****28%** **19% Mobile phone ****13%** **24% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****38%** **48% Own their home ****97%** **94% 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 Welwa Mal? ■ Welwa Mal · ■ Pombhurna rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.1%** **70.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957** **980 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1278** **1016 Working population ****63.4%** **58.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.9% for men and 62.3% for women. 67% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 484 (61%) · **■** Farm labourers 174 (22%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 99 (12%) · **■** Marginal 40 (5%) 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 Pombhurna - Futana Mokasa1,486 people - Dighori1,374 people - Nawegaon More1,372 people - Jungaon1,309 people - Dewada Bk.1,233 people - Jam Kh.1,228 people - ChakThane Wasana1,113 people - Pipari Deshpande1,094 people [All 71 villages in Pombhurna](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/pombhurna/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Welwa Mal from Chandrapur?45 km by road - What is the population of Welwa Mal?1,260 (Census 2011) - Which district is Welwa Mal in?Chandrapur district (Pombhurna sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Welwa Mal?74.1% (Census 2011)