Village · Etapalli, Gadchiroli # Waghezari Waghezari is a village in Etapalli sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted 548 people in 132 households, the 42nd largest of 186 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.2%. - 548 people (2011) - 132 households - 58.9% literacy - 1,068 females per 1,000 males ## Waghezari PIN code and other codes Waghezari falls in Etapalli sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. - Community development block Etapalli - Census village code 539555 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Waghezari from nearby towns? - Etapalli (sub-district HQ) 32 km by road - Gadchiroli (district HQ) 102 km by road - Gadchiroli (nearest town) 102 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Waghezari? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Waghezari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Kasansur - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Etapalli - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Gadchiroli - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water covered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 18 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Waghezari known for? About 26% of the 464 hectares of village land is sown, and 35 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Waghezari Of every 100 households in Waghezari in 2011, 19 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Waghezari · ■ Etapalli rural average - Electricity for lighting 19% 25% - Toilet within the home 0% 13% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 84% - Tap water 1% 5% - Drinking water within premises 7% 11% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 6% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 92% - Use banking services 0% 84% - Television 5% 12% - Mobile phone 1% 12% - Computer with internet 1% 0% - Two-wheeler 2% 8% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 19% 22% - Own their home 99% 92% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Waghezari? ■ Waghezari · ■ Etapalli rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 58.9% 62.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1068 995 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1312 970 - Working population 62.2% 54.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.7% for men and 49.6% for women. 66% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 63 (18%) · ■ Farm labourers 17 (5%) · ■ Other work 7 (2%) · ■ Marginal 254 (74%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Etapalli - Dolanda 593 people - Puskoti 589 people - Kachler 580 people - Doddi 569 people - Zareguda 540 people - Kandli 532 people - Petha 520 people - Kudari 514 people All 197 villages in Etapalli ## Quick answers - How far is Waghezari from Gadchiroli? 102 km by road - What is the population of Waghezari? 548 (Census 2011) - Which district is Waghezari in? Gadchiroli district (Etapalli sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Waghezari? 58.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/etapalli/waghezari-539555/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.