# Waka Village, Loha, Nanded (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nanded/loha/waka/ Village · Loha, Nanded # Waka Waka is a village in Loha sub-district of Nanded district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,529 people in 457 households**, the 22nd largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.0%. - 2,529people (2011) - 457households - 86.9%literacy - 945females per 1,000 males ## Waka PIN code and other codes Waka falls in Loha sub-district, Nanded district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockLoha - Census village code545250 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Waka from nearby towns? - Loha (sub-district HQ)50 km by road - Nanded (district HQ)25 km by road - Nanded (nearest town)25 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 Waka? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Waka; 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 - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kapshi Bk. - ○Degree college10+ km · Nanded - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nanded - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Waka known for? About 96% of the 955 hectares of village land is sown, and 900 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 Waka Of every 100 households in Waka in 2011, 33 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Waka · ■ Loha rural average Electricity for lighting ****33%** **67% Toilet within the home ****8%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **82% Tap water ****15%** **35% Drinking water within premises ****11%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **96% Use banking services ****53%** **52% Television ****7%** **18% Mobile phone ****30%** **52% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****62%** **38% Own their home ****99%** **96% 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 Waka? ■ Waka · ■ Loha rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****86.9%** **73.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945** **938 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****964** **907 Working population ****47.8%** **47.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.0% for men and 79.3% for women. 59% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 905 (75%) · **■** Farm labourers 241 (20%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 19 (2%) · **■** Marginal 33 (3%) 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 Loha - Dagadgaon2,920 people - Martala2,790 people - Berali Kh.2,701 people - Dhavri2,664 people - Harbal P.U.2,433 people - Dongargaon2,374 people - Sunegaon2,356 people - Limboti2,348 people [All 125 villages in Loha](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nanded/loha/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Waka from Nanded?25 km by road - What is the population of Waka?2,529 (Census 2011) - Which district is Waka in?Nanded district (Loha sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Waka?86.9% (Census 2011)