# Wakad Village, Niphad, Nashik (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Niphad, Nashik 

# Wakad

Wakad is a village in Niphad sub-district of Nashik district, Maharashtra, PIN code **422305**. The 2011 Census counted **3,179 people in 690 households**, the 36th largest of 134 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 3,179people (2011)
- 690households
- 78.1%literacy
- 422305PIN code

## Wakad PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Wakad is 422305.** Wakad falls in Niphad sub-district, Nashik district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code422305
- Community development blockNiphad
- Census village code551362

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

## How far is Wakad from nearby towns?

- Niphad (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Nashik (district HQ)29 km by road
- Nashik (nearest town)29 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 Wakad?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Wakad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Lasalgaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Lasalgaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Niphad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Wakad known for?

The main crops are **soybean, onion and maize**. About 90% of the 918 hectares of village land is sown, and 328 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 Wakad

Of every 100 households in Wakad in 2011, 70 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Wakad · ■ Niphad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**45%

Tap water ****29%**

**48%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%**

**51%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%**

**46%

Use banking services ****56%**

**65%

Television ****45%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****36%**

**41%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**8%

None of these assets ****19%**

**16%

Own their home ****76%**

**83%

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 Wakad?

■ Wakad · ■ Niphad rural average

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

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****779**

**846

Working population ****56.1%**

**51.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.5% for men and 69.3% for women. 56% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 768 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 855 (48%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 87 (5%) · **■** Marginal 74 (4%)

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 Niphad

- Pimpri3,431 people
- Gajarwadi3,392 people
- Umbarkhed3,342 people
- Vanasgaon3,218 people
- Dharangaon Veer3,167 people
- Dongargaon3,133 people
- Ahergaon3,107 people
- Khede3,055 people

[All 134 villages in Niphad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nashik/niphad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Wakad?422305
- How far is Wakad from Nashik?29 km by road
- What is the population of Wakad?3,179 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Wakad in?Nashik district (Niphad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Wakad?78.1% (Census 2011)