# Wairagad Village, Armori, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/armori/wairagad/ Village · Armori, Gadchiroli # Wairagad Wairagad is a village in Armori sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **4,867 people in 1,223 households**, the 2nd largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.8%. - 4,867people (2011) - 1,223households - 81.1%literacy - 983females per 1,000 males ## Wairagad PIN code and other codes Wairagad falls in Armori sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockArmori - Census village code538551 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Wairagad from nearby towns? - Armori (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Gadchiroli (district HQ)40 km by road - Desaiganj (nearest town)31 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 Wairagad? 30 services counted by the Census are inside Wairagad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Wairagad - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Armori - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ 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 Wairagad known for? About 41% of the 1,079 hectares of village land is sown, and 245 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 Wairagad Of every 100 households in Wairagad in 2011, 77 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Wairagad · ■ Armori rural average Electricity for lighting ****77%** **69% Toilet within the home ****29%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****70%** **63% Tap water ****56%** **22% Drinking water within premises ****45%** **28% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **13% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **84% Use banking services ****74%** **76% Television ****30%** **30% Mobile phone ****37%** **29% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****11%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****30%** **26% 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 Wairagad? ■ Wairagad · ■ Armori rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.1%** **78.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983** **986 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****876** **926 Working population ****56.1%** **58.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.3% for men and 73.9% for women. 60% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 531 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,010 (37%) · **■** Household industry 10 (0%) · **■** Other work 205 (8%) · **■** Marginal 973 (36%) 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 Armori - Armori18,504 people - Shegaon3,842 people - Thanegaon3,353 people - Wasala2,738 people - Arsoda2,621 people [All 103 villages in Armori](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/armori/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Wairagad from Gadchiroli?40 km by road - What is the population of Wairagad?4,867 (Census 2011) - Which district is Wairagad in?Gadchiroli district (Armori sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Wairagad?81.1% (Census 2011)