# Wakhrad Village, Kandhar, Nanded (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Kandhar, Nanded 

# Wakhrad

Wakhrad is a village in Kandhar sub-district of Nanded district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **952 people in 188 households**, the 89th largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.4%.

- 952people (2011)
- 188households
- 82.1%literacy
- 893females per 1,000 males

## Wakhrad PIN code and other codes

Wakhrad falls in Kandhar sub-district, Nanded district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockKandhar
- Census village code545387

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

## How far is Wakhrad from nearby towns?

- Kandhar (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Nanded (district HQ)55 km by road
- Kandhar (nearest town)18 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 Wakhrad?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kandhar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kandhar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nanded
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Wakhrad known for?

About 38% of the 643 hectares of village land is sown, and 144 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 Wakhrad

Of every 100 households in Wakhrad in 2011, 88 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Wakhrad · ■ Kandhar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**86%

Tap water ****100%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****50%**

**43%

Television ****6%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****46%**

**42%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Wakhrad?

■ Wakhrad · ■ Kandhar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.1%**

**73.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****718**

**889

Working population ****47.9%**

**48.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.0% for men and 73.7% for women. 52% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 176 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 183 (40%) · **■** Other work 45 (10%) · **■** Marginal 52 (11%)

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 Kandhar

- Pokharni1,019 people
- Kartala1,015 people
- Nandanshivani991 people
- Wanjarwadi957 people
- Jakapur949 people
- Sangamwadi923 people
- Madali885 people
- Khudyachiwadi878 people

[All 127 villages in Kandhar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nanded/kandhar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Wakhrad from Nanded?55 km by road
- What is the population of Wakhrad?952 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Wakhrad in?Nanded district (Kandhar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Wakhrad?82.1% (Census 2011)