# Wakwad Village, Bhum, Osmanabad (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/osmanabad/bhum/wakwad/ Village · Bhum, Osmanabad # Wakwad Wakwad is a village in Bhum sub-district of Osmanabad district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,383 people in 279 households**, the 32nd largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.8%. - 1,383people (2011) - 279households - 65.7%literacy - 874females per 1,000 males ## Wakwad PIN code and other codes Wakwad falls in Bhum sub-district, Osmanabad district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockBhum - Census village code561208 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Wakwad from nearby towns? - Bhum (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Osmanabad (district HQ)81 km by road - Washi (nearest town)23 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 Wakwad? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Wakwad; 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhum - ○Degree college5–10 km · Bhum - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bhum - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 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 Wakwad known for? About 92% of the 1,531 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,386 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 Wakwad Of every 100 households in Wakwad in 2011, 25 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Wakwad · ■ Bhum rural average Electricity for lighting ****25%** **60% Toilet within the home ****5%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **80% Tap water ****0%** **43% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **31% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **90% Use banking services ****82%** **75% Television ****6%** **25% Mobile phone ****68%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****7%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****24%** **31% Own their home ****96%** **94% 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 Wakwad? ■ Wakwad · ■ Bhum rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.7%** **74.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****874** **903 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****748** **807 Working population ****62.5%** **56.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.2% for men and 52.9% for women. 60% of men and 65% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 749 (87%) · **■** Farm labourers 74 (9%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 19 (2%) · **■** Marginal 22 (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 Bhum - Ulup1,437 people - Tambewadi1,430 people - Ghatnandur1,411 people - Bavi1,388 people - Andrud1,344 people - Rameshwar1,310 people - Jotibachiwadi1,308 people - Wangi kh.1,303 people [All 96 villages in Bhum](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/osmanabad/bhum/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Wakwad from Osmanabad?81 km by road - What is the population of Wakwad?1,383 (Census 2011) - Which district is Wakwad in?Osmanabad district (Bhum sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Wakwad?65.7% (Census 2011)