# Walmagad Village, Etapalli, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)

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Village · Etapalli, Gadchiroli 

# Walmagad

Walmagad is a village in Etapalli sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **230 people in 42 households**, the 110th largest of 186 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.2%.

- 230people (2011)
- 42households
- 56.1%literacy
- 1,130females per 1,000 males

## Walmagad PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockEtapalli
- Census village code539570

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

## How far is Walmagad from nearby towns?

- Etapalli (sub-district HQ)56 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)130 km by road
- Gadchiroli (nearest town)130 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 Walmagad?

1 services counted by the Census are inside Walmagad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kasansur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Etapalli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ 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

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- 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 Walmagad known for?

About 5% of the 323 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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 Walmagad

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

■ Walmagad · ■ Etapalli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**25%

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

**13%

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

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

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

**11%

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

**6%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****7%**

**84%

Television ****0%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**22%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Walmagad?

■ Walmagad · ■ Etapalli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.1%**

**62.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1130**

**995

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**970

Working population ****45.7%**

**54.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.4% for men and 52.4% for women. 47% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 95 (90%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 9 (9%)

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

- Gattepalli238 people
- Pendulwahi237 people
- Gattaguda235 people
- Wadavi234 people
- Todgatta229 people
- Nagulwadi228 people
- Murwada226 people
- Moharli221 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Walmagad from Gadchiroli?130 km by road
- What is the population of Walmagad?230 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Walmagad in?Gadchiroli district (Etapalli sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Walmagad?56.1% (Census 2011)