# Wakadi Village, Chamorshi, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Chamorshi, Gadchiroli 

# Wakadi

Wakadi is a village in Chamorshi sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,060 people in 282 households**, the 52nd largest of 185 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.4%.

- 1,060people (2011)
- 282households
- 69.9%literacy
- 989females per 1,000 males

## Wakadi PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockChamorshi
- Census village code539247

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

## How far is Wakadi from nearby towns?

- Chamorshi (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)42 km by road
- Gadchiroli (nearest town)42 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 Wakadi?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Wakadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 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 school10+ km · Chamorshi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chamorshi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps 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 Wakadi known for?

About 50% of the 440 hectares of village land is sown, and 159 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 Wakadi

Of every 100 households in Wakadi in 2011, 66 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Wakadi · ■ Chamorshi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**79%

Tap water ****24%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**9%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****93%**

**74%

Television ****14%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**33%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Wakadi?

■ Wakadi · ■ Chamorshi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.9%**

**75.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**970

Working population ****67.3%**

**55.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.6% for men and 60.7% for women. 70% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 399 (56%) · **■** Farm labourers 237 (33%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 15 (2%) · **■** Marginal 53 (7%)

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

- Nikatwada1,118 people
- Anandgram1,117 people
- Chitranjanpur1,092 people
- Bhivapur1,088 people
- Mohurli Mokasa1,059 people
- Navegaon Mal1,032 people
- Wagdara1,031 people
- Dotkuli1,020 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Wakadi from Gadchiroli?42 km by road
- What is the population of Wakadi?1,060 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Wakadi in?Gadchiroli district (Chamorshi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Wakadi?69.9% (Census 2011)