Village · Akkalkuwa, Nandurbar # Walamba Walamba is a village in Akkalkuwa sub-district of Nandurbar district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted 1,696 people in 314 households, the 39th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%. - 1,696 people (2011) - 314 households - 52.1% literacy - 1,043 females per 1,000 males ## Walamba PIN code and other codes Walamba falls in Akkalkuwa sub-district, Nandurbar district, Maharashtra. - Community development block Akkalkuwa - Census village code 525076 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Walamba from nearby towns? - Akkalkuwa (sub-district HQ) 25 km by road - Nandurbar (district HQ) 85 km by road - Talode (nearest town) 34 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Walamba? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Walamba; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 3 govt - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Akkalkuwa - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Akkalkuwa - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Akkalkuwa - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 16 h summer · 20 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Walamba known for? The main crops are jowar, maize and chilli. About 60% of the 831 hectares of village land is sown, and 495 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Walamba Of every 100 households in Walamba in 2011, 0 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Walamba · ■ Akkalkuwa rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 30% - Toilet within the home 14% 12% - No toilet (open defecation) 86% 86% - Tap water 0% 13% - Drinking water within premises 13% 18% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98% - Use banking services 28% 23% - Television 0% 6% - Mobile phone 0% 11% - Computer with internet 1% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 3% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 98% 77% - Own their home 97% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Walamba? ■ Walamba · ■ Akkalkuwa rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 52.1% 58.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1043 995 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1073 949 - Working population 47.9% 48.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 60.6% for men and 44.0% for women. 45% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 200 (25%) · ■ Farm labourers 196 (24%) · ■ Other work 14 (2%) · ■ Marginal 403 (50%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Akkalkuwa - Wadfali 1,764 people - Kankalamal 1,725 people - Bamangaon 1,721 people - Bagda 1,715 people - Chivalutar 1,636 people - Kankala 1,604 people - Khai 1,590 people - Bhabalpur 1,582 people All 190 villages in Akkalkuwa ## Quick answers - How far is Walamba from Nandurbar? 85 km by road - What is the population of Walamba? 1,696 (Census 2011) - Which district is Walamba in? Nandurbar district (Akkalkuwa sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Walamba? 52.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nandurbar/akkalkuwa/walamba-525076/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.