# Vakadhaman Village, Akkalkuwa, Nandurbar (Maharashtra)

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Village · Akkalkuwa, Nandurbar 

# Vakadhaman

Vakadhaman is a village in Akkalkuwa sub-district of Nandurbar district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **219 people in 49 households**, the 181st largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 33.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%.

- 219people (2011)
- 49households
- 33.0%literacy
- 921females per 1,000 males

## Vakadhaman PIN code and other codes

Vakadhaman falls in Akkalkuwa sub-district, Nandurbar district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockAkkalkuwa
- Census village code525130

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

## How far is Vakadhaman from nearby towns?

- Akkalkuwa (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Nandurbar (district HQ)50 km by road
- Talode (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 Vakadhaman?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Vakadhaman; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Akkalkuwa
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Akkalkuwa
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Akkalkuwa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 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 wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Vakadhaman known for?

The main crops are **maize, jowar and wheat**. About 90% of the 54 hectares of village land is sown, and 48 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 Vakadhaman

Of every 100 households in Vakadhaman in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Vakadhaman · ■ Akkalkuwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**18%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****0%**

**23%

Television ****2%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**11%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****51%**

**77%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Vakadhaman?

■ Vakadhaman · ■ Akkalkuwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****33.0%**

**58.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**995

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****538**

**949

Working population ****64.4%**

**48.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 39.8% for men and 26.4% for women. 56% of men and 73% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 49 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (11%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 76 (54%)

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 Akkalkuwa

- Nain Shewadi283 people
- Khuntagavhan273 people
- Sambar255 people
- Pimpripada250 people
- Pimpti175 people
- Pimpalgaon172 people
- Kankali151 people
- Junanagarmuthas144 people

[All 190 villages in Akkalkuwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nandurbar/akkalkuwa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Vakadhaman from Nandurbar?50 km by road
- What is the population of Vakadhaman?219 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vakadhaman in?Nandurbar district (Akkalkuwa sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Vakadhaman?33.0% (Census 2011)