# Wadsakala Village, Etapalli, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)

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Village · Etapalli, Gadchiroli 

# Wadsakala

Wadsakala is a village in Etapalli sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **390 people in 89 households**, the 70th largest of 186 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.2%.

- 390people (2011)
- 89households
- 61.3%literacy
- 970females per 1,000 males

## Wadsakala PIN code and other codes

Wadsakala falls in Etapalli sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockEtapalli
- Census village code539490

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

## How far is Wadsakala from nearby towns?

- Etapalli (sub-district HQ)63 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)83 km by road
- Gadchiroli (nearest town)83 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 Wadsakala?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Wadsakala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jarawandi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jarawandi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)16 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 Wadsakala known for?

About 7% of the 2,055 hectares of village land is sown, and 122 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 Wadsakala

Of every 100 households in Wadsakala in 2011, 1 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Wadsakala · ■ Etapalli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**84%

Tap water ****21%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****81%**

**84%

Television ****1%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Wadsakala?

■ Wadsakala · ■ Etapalli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.3%**

**62.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**995

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1077**

**970

Working population ****68.5%**

**54.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.1% for men and 57.3% for women. 67% of men and 70% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 71 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (9%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 168 (63%)

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 Etapalli

- Karka Bk.401 people
- Tadguda397 people
- Fundi394 people
- Jajawandi393 people
- Modaske384 people
- Wattegatta383 people
- Titoda376 people
- Kotakonda Bk.375 people

[All 197 villages in Etapalli](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/etapalli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Wadsakala from Gadchiroli?83 km by road
- What is the population of Wadsakala?390 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Wadsakala in?Gadchiroli district (Etapalli sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Wadsakala?61.3% (Census 2011)