# Wak Village, Bhadgaon, Jalgaon (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Bhadgaon, Jalgaon 

# Wak

Wak is a village in Bhadgaon sub-district of Jalgaon district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,539 people in 348 households**, the 31st largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 1,539people (2011)
- 348households
- 70.5%literacy
- 943females per 1,000 males

## Wak PIN code and other codes

Wak falls in Bhadgaon sub-district, Jalgaon district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockBhadgaon
- Census village code527699

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

## How far is Wak from nearby towns?

- Bhadgaon (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Jalgaon (district HQ)61 km by road
- Pachora (nearest town)17 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 Wak?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Wak; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Wade
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhadgaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhadgaon
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 14 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 Wak known for?

About 70% of the 255 hectares of village land is sown, and 86 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 Wak

Of every 100 households in Wak in 2011, 84 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Wak · ■ Bhadgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**77%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****30%**

**68%

Tap water ****97%**

**90%

Drinking water within premises ****81%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****31%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%**

**74%

Use banking services ****83%**

**52%

Television ****46%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**38%

Own their home ****91%**

**86%

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 Wak?

■ Wak · ■ Bhadgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.5%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****971**

**837

Working population ****55.3%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.6% for men and 63.0% for women. 54% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 353 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 310 (36%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 41 (5%) · **■** Marginal 142 (17%)

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 Bhadgaon

- Shivani1,772 people
- Anturli Bk.1,686 people
- Warkhed1,573 people
- Achalgaon1,539 people
- Kanashi1,536 people
- Sawade1,511 people
- Ghusardi Kh.1,508 people
- Tandalwadi1,415 people

[All 59 villages in Bhadgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/jalgaon/bhadgaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Wak from Jalgaon?61 km by road
- What is the population of Wak?1,539 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Wak in?Jalgaon district (Bhadgaon sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Wak?70.5% (Census 2011)