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

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Village · Kurkheda, Gadchiroli 

# Wasi

Wasi is a village in Kurkheda sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **707 people in 187 households**, the 41st largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%.

- 707people (2011)
- 187households
- 81.6%literacy
- 1,055females per 1,000 males

## Wasi PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockKurkheda
- Census village code538653

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

## How far is Wasi from nearby towns?

- Kurkheda (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)70 km by road
- Desaiganj (nearest town)45 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 Wasi?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Wasi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kadholi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kurkheda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- 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 Wasi known for?

About 40% of the 542 hectares of village land is sown, and 98 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 Wasi

Of every 100 households in Wasi in 2011, 33 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Wasi · ■ Kurkheda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**64%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**66%

Tap water ****5%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**21%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****98%**

**87%

Television ****12%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Wasi?

■ Wasi · ■ Kurkheda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.6%**

**80.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1055**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1114**

**956

Working population ****36.5%**

**58.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.3% for men and 73.2% for women. 65% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 151 (59%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 6 (2%) · **■** Marginal 97 (38%)

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

- Belgaon783 people
- Khadki738 people
- Mohagaon737 people
- Dhanori720 people
- Chirchadi699 people
- Kumbhitola690 people
- Yedapur675 people
- Bhagawanpur659 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Wasi from Gadchiroli?70 km by road
- What is the population of Wasi?707 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Wasi in?Gadchiroli district (Kurkheda sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Wasi?81.6% (Census 2011)