# Wathode Village, Shirpur, Dhule (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/dhule/shirpur/wathode/ Village · Shirpur, Dhule # Wathode Wathode is a village in Shirpur sub-district of Dhule district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,072 people in 433 households**, the 68th largest of 145 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.3%. - 2,072people (2011) - 433households - 70.4%literacy - 968females per 1,000 males ## Wathode PIN code and other codes Wathode falls in Shirpur sub-district, Dhule district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockShirpur - Census village code526074 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Wathode from nearby towns? - Shirpur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Dhule (district HQ)69 km by road - Shirpur (nearest town)12 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 Wathode? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Wathode; 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 - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Thalner - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Thalner - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shirpur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)18 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 Wathode known for? About 69% of the 299 hectares of village land is sown, and 147 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 Wathode Of every 100 households in Wathode in 2011, 74 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Wathode · ■ Shirpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****74%** **71% Toilet within the home ****36%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****52%** **67% Tap water ****95%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****73%** **48% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%** **85% Use banking services ****18%** **29% Television ****30%** **26% Mobile phone ****41%** **31% Computer with internet ****4%** **1% Two-wheeler ****9%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****40%** **52% Own their home ****76%** **88% 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 Wathode? ■ Wathode · ■ Shirpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.4%** **60.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968** **961 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****769** **925 Working population ****58.2%** **50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.6% for men and 58.2% for women. 58% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 226 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 652 (54%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 65 (5%) · **■** Marginal 249 (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 Shirpur - Ahilyapur2,212 people - Kalmasare2,160 people - Subhash Nagar2,115 people - Chandsurya2,098 people - Bhavere2,060 people - Pilode2,038 people - Lauki1,986 people - Tekwade1,984 people [All 147 villages in Shirpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/dhule/shirpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Wathode from Dhule?69 km by road - What is the population of Wathode?2,072 (Census 2011) - Which district is Wathode in?Dhule district (Shirpur sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Wathode?70.4% (Census 2011)