# Wai Village, Kalamnuri, Hingoli (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kalamnuri, Hingoli 

# Wai

Wai is a village in Kalamnuri sub-district of Hingoli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,582 people in 325 households**, the 42nd largest of 142 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.8%.

- 1,582people (2011)
- 325households
- 64.5%literacy
- 883females per 1,000 males

## Wai PIN code and other codes

Wai falls in Kalamnuri sub-district, Hingoli district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockKalamnuri
- Census village code546140

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

## How far is Wai from nearby towns?

- Kalamnuri (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Hingoli (district HQ)25 km by road
- Kalamnuri (nearest town)9 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 Wai?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Wai; 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kalamnuri
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kalamnuri
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kalamnuri
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Wai known for?

The main crops are **cotton, jowar and wheat**. About 76% of the 538 hectares of village land is sown, and 400 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 Wai

Of every 100 households in Wai in 2011, 15 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Wai · ■ Kalamnuri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**56%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**70%

Tap water ****100%**

**30%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**30%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****47%**

**67%

Television ****7%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****58%**

**36%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Wai?

■ Wai · ■ Kalamnuri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.5%**

**77.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****883**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****943**

**895

Working population ****56.7%**

**49.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.8% for men and 53.8% for women. 52% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 164 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 471 (53%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 46 (5%) · **■** Marginal 213 (24%)

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 Kalamnuri

- Bhategaon1,738 people
- Belmanda1,648 people
- Selsura1,642 people
- Pethvadgaon1,637 people
- Dhanora J.1,579 people
- Dongargaon Pul1,573 people
- Kasabe dhawanda1,519 people
- Belthar1,498 people

[All 151 villages in Kalamnuri](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/hingoli/kalamnuri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Wai from Hingoli?25 km by road
- What is the population of Wai?1,582 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Wai in?Hingoli district (Kalamnuri sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Wai?64.5% (Census 2011)
