# Wagheda Village, Kurkheda, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Kurkheda, Gadchiroli 

# Wagheda

Wagheda is a village in Kurkheda sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **422 people in 113 households**, the 71st largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%.

- 422people (2011)
- 113households
- 87.4%literacy
- 884females per 1,000 males

## Wagheda PIN code and other codes

Wagheda falls in Kurkheda sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockKurkheda
- Census village code538624

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

## How far is Wagheda from nearby towns?

- Kurkheda (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)90 km by road
- Desaiganj (nearest town)24 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 Wagheda?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kurukheda
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kurukheda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Wagheda known for?

About 21% of the 483 hectares of village land is sown, and -22 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 Wagheda

Of every 100 households in Wagheda in 2011, 55 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Wagheda · ■ Kurkheda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**64%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**66%

Tap water ****3%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**94%

Use banking services ****96%**

**87%

Television ****18%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

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

**1%

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

**26%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Wagheda?

■ Wagheda · ■ Kurkheda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.4%**

**80.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****884**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**956

Working population ****66.6%**

**58.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.6% for men and 78.0% for women. 65% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 51 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (5%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 207 (74%)

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

- Sawargaon460 people
- Wadhona432 people
- Yerkadi430 people
- Salai Tola424 people
- Dameshwar420 people
- Chichtola415 people
- Lawari404 people
- Fari385 people

[All 127 villages in Kurkheda](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/kurkheda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Wagheda from Gadchiroli?90 km by road
- What is the population of Wagheda?422 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Wagheda in?Gadchiroli district (Kurkheda sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Wagheda?87.4% (Census 2011)