# Wasa Village, Gadchiroli, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/gadchiroli/wasa/ Village · Gadchiroli, Gadchiroli # Wasa Wasa is a village in Gadchiroli sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,516 people in 408 households**, the 20th largest of 106 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%. - 1,516people (2011) - 408households - 80.8%literacy - 971females per 1,000 males ## Wasa PIN code and other codes Wasa falls in Gadchiroli sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockGadchiroli - Census village code539098 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Wasa from nearby towns? - Gadchiroli (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Gadchiroli (district HQ)14 km by road - Gadchiroli (nearest town)14 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 Wasa? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Wasa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Porna - ○Degree college10+ km · Gadchiroli - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nagpur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Wasa known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 72% of the 457 hectares of village land is sown, and 195 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 Wasa Of every 100 households in Wasa in 2011, 72 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Wasa · ■ Gadchiroli rural average Electricity for lighting ****72%** **68% Toilet within the home ****25%** **24% No toilet (open defecation) ****75%** **76% Tap water ****48%** **15% Drinking water within premises ****34%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **89% Use banking services ****81%** **63% Television ****19%** **25% Mobile phone ****16%** **24% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****50%** **32% Own their home ****94%** **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 Wasa? ■ Wasa · ■ Gadchiroli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.8%** **76.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971** **966 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1394** **993 Working population ****63.5%** **58.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.8% for men and 72.2% for women. 68% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 160 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 684 (71%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 50 (5%) · **■** Marginal 67 (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 Gadchiroli - Ambeshivani1,562 people - Potegaon1,562 people - Bodali Tukum1,560 people - Sakhara1,526 people - Mendha1,458 people - Khursa1,442 people - Gurwada1,382 people - Kharpundi1,342 people [All 122 villages in Gadchiroli](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/gadchiroli/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Wasa from Gadchiroli?14 km by road - What is the population of Wasa?1,516 (Census 2011) - Which district is Wasa in?Gadchiroli district (Gadchiroli sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Wasa?80.8% (Census 2011)