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

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Village · Basmath, Hingoli 

# Wakhari

Wakhari is a village in Basmath sub-district of Hingoli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,366 people in 435 households**, the 24th largest of 147 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.8%.

- 2,366people (2011)
- 435households
- 70.9%literacy
- 968females per 1,000 males

## Wakhari PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockBasmath
- Census village code546387

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

## How far is Wakhari from nearby towns?

- Basmath (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Hingoli (district HQ)62 km by road
- Basmath (nearest town)10 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 Wakhari?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Wakhari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Basmat
- ○Degree college10+ km · Basmath
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Basmath
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Wakhari known for?

About 97% of the 1,237 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,188 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 Wakhari

Of every 100 households in Wakhari in 2011, 97 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Wakhari · ■ Basmath rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**75%

Tap water ****2%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**94%

Use banking services ****99%**

**67%

Television ****33%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**13%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**30%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Wakhari?

■ Wakhari · ■ Basmath rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.9%**

**75.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****807**

**879

Working population ****45.7%**

**50.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.6% for men and 60.2% for women. 57% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 592 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 286 (26%) · **■** Household industry 27 (2%) · **■** Other work 130 (12%) · **■** Marginal 47 (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

- Asegaon2,584 people
- Akoli2,487 people
- Somthana2,476 people
- Sukali2,383 people
- Kinhola2,365 people
- Ranjana2,324 people
- Wiregaon2,194 people
- Dhamangaon2,175 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Wakhari from Hingoli?62 km by road
- What is the population of Wakhari?2,366 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Wakhari in?Hingoli district (Basmath sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Wakhari?70.9% (Census 2011)