# Wagdara Village, Chamorshi, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)

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Village · Chamorshi, Gadchiroli 

# Wagdara

Wagdara is a village in Chamorshi sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,031 people in 258 households**, the 55th largest of 185 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.4%.

- 1,031people (2011)
- 258households
- 73.8%literacy
- 987females per 1,000 males

## Wagdara PIN code and other codes

Wagdara falls in Chamorshi sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockChamorshi
- Census village code539240

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

## How far is Wagdara from nearby towns?

- Chamorshi (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)45 km by road
- Mul (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 Wagdara?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Wagdara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Murkhala Chak
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Chamorshi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 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 Wagdara known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include bran. About 56% of the 513 hectares of village land is sown, and 67 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 Wagdara

Of every 100 households in Wagdara in 2011, 51 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Wagdara · ■ Chamorshi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**79%

Tap water ****2%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**89%

Use banking services ****87%**

**74%

Television ****14%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****37%**

**33%

Own their home ****94%**

**91%

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 Wagdara?

■ Wagdara · ■ Chamorshi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.8%**

**75.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1083**

**970

Working population ****63.7%**

**55.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.7% for men and 63.8% for women. 67% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 284 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 195 (30%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 12 (2%) · **■** Marginal 163 (25%)

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 Chamorshi

- Bhivapur1,088 people
- Wakadi1,060 people
- Mohurli Mokasa1,059 people
- Navegaon Mal1,032 people
- Dotkuli1,020 people
- Bhadbhidi alias Bilaspur1,013 people
- Thakurnagar1,006 people
- Shankarpur1,001 people

[All 203 villages in Chamorshi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/chamorshi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Wagdara from Gadchiroli?45 km by road
- What is the population of Wagdara?1,031 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Wagdara in?Gadchiroli district (Chamorshi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Wagdara?73.8% (Census 2011)