# Waghi Village, Basmath, Hingoli (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Basmath, Hingoli 

# Waghi

Waghi is a village in Basmath sub-district of Hingoli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,064 people in 210 households**, the 77th largest of 147 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.8%.

- 1,064people (2011)
- 210households
- 72.8%literacy
- 967females per 1,000 males

## Waghi PIN code and other codes

Waghi falls in Basmath sub-district, Hingoli district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockBasmath
- Census village code546297

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

## How far is Waghi from nearby towns?

- Basmath (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Hingoli (district HQ)40 km by road
- Basmath (nearest town)26 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 Waghi?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Waghi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shirdaspur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Vasamat
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vasamat
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Waghi known for?

The main crops are **jowar and chilli**. About 84% of the 270 hectares of village land is sown, and 202 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 Waghi

Of every 100 households in Waghi in 2011, 76 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Waghi · ■ Basmath rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**75%

Tap water ****13%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**94%

Use banking services ****75%**

**67%

Television ****18%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****24%**

**30%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

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 Waghi?

■ Waghi · ■ Basmath rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.8%**

**75.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****853**

**879

Working population ****58.6%**

**50.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.1% for men and 61.2% for women. 57% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 469 (75%) · **■** Farm labourers 125 (20%) · **■** Other work 7 (1%) · **■** Marginal 22 (4%)

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 Basmath

- Khambala1,168 people
- Kaudgaon1,167 people
- Dhanora-tarf-Aral1,145 people
- Jawala bk.1,142 people
- Kanosa1,048 people
- Rajawadi1,032 people
- Hapsapur1,006 people
- Telgaon997 people

[All 152 villages in Basmath](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/hingoli/basmath/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Waghi from Hingoli?40 km by road
- What is the population of Waghi?1,064 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Waghi in?Hingoli district (Basmath sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Waghi?72.8% (Census 2011)