# Wanjarkheda Village, Shirur-Anantpal, Latur (Maharashtra)

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Village · Shirur-Anantpal, Latur 

# Wanjarkheda

Wanjarkheda is a village in Shirur-Anantpal sub-district of Latur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,222 people in 225 households**, the 25th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.8%.

- 1,222people (2011)
- 225households
- 78.1%literacy
- 961females per 1,000 males

## Wanjarkheda PIN code and other codes

Wanjarkheda falls in Shirur-Anantpal sub-district, Latur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockShirur-Anantpal
- Census village code560576

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

## How far is Wanjarkheda from nearby towns?

- Shirur-Anantpal (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Latur (district HQ)32 km by road
- Latur (nearest town)32 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 Wanjarkheda?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Wanjarkheda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bindagihal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Latur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Latur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Wanjarkheda known for?

About 93% of the 440 hectares of village land is sown, and 392 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 Wanjarkheda

Of every 100 households in Wanjarkheda in 2011, 88 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Wanjarkheda · ■ Shirur-Anantpal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**63%

Tap water ****83%**

**60%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**52%

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

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**90%

Use banking services ****75%**

**67%

Television ****25%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**13%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****27%**

**32%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Wanjarkheda?

■ Wanjarkheda · ■ Shirur-Anantpal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.1%**

**75.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1062**

**904

Working population ****55.6%**

**48.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.0% for men and 69.6% for women. 57% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 321 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 291 (43%) · **■** Household industry 30 (4%) · **■** Other work 30 (4%) · **■** Marginal 8 (1%)

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 Shirur-Anantpal

- Kalamgaon1,431 people
- Umardara1,313 people
- Kanegaon1,306 people
- Ganeshwadi1,268 people
- Chamarga1,206 people
- Lakkadjawalga1,133 people
- Dongargaon1,089 people
- Sumthana1,045 people

[All 48 villages in Shirur-Anantpal](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/latur/shirur-anantpal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Wanjarkheda from Latur?32 km by road
- What is the population of Wanjarkheda?1,222 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Wanjarkheda in?Latur district (Shirur-Anantpal sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Wanjarkheda?78.1% (Census 2011)
