# Wadegaon Village, Kurkheda, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/kurkheda/wadegaon/ Village · Kurkheda, Gadchiroli # Wadegaon Wadegaon is a village in Kurkheda sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,401 people in 474 households**, the 2nd largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%. - 2,401people (2011) - 474households - 87.2%literacy - 960females per 1,000 males ## Wadegaon PIN code and other codes Wadegaon falls in Kurkheda sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockKurkheda - Census village code538607 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Wadegaon from nearby towns? - Kurkheda (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Gadchiroli (district HQ)78 km by road - Desaiganj (nearest town)31 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 Wadegaon? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Wadegaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kurkheda - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Brahmapuri - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Wadegaon known for? About 39% of the 820 hectares of village land is sown, and 208 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 Wadegaon Of every 100 households in Wadegaon in 2011, 92 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Wadegaon · ■ Kurkheda rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **64% Toilet within the home ****78%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****22%** **66% Tap water ****58%** **15% Drinking water within premises ****46%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **94% Use banking services ****99%** **87% Television ****23%** **20% Mobile phone ****26%** **21% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****23%** **26% Own their home ****99%** **94% 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 Wadegaon? ■ Wadegaon · ■ Kurkheda rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.2%** **80.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960** **977 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1184** **956 Working population ****48.4%** **58.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.2% for men and 79.6% for women. 49% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 223 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 33 (3%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 36 (3%) · **■** Marginal 869 (75%) 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 Kurkheda - Kadholi3,409 people - Malewada2,174 people - Chikhali1,885 people - Dhamaditola1,784 people - Gewardha1,771 people [All 127 villages in Kurkheda](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/kurkheda/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Wadegaon from Gadchiroli?78 km by road - What is the population of Wadegaon?2,401 (Census 2011) - Which district is Wadegaon in?Gadchiroli district (Kurkheda sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Wadegaon?87.2% (Census 2011)