# Wakdi Istal Village, Kalamb, Osmanabad (Maharashtra)

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Village · Kalamb, Osmanabad 

# Wakdi Istal

Wakdi Istal is a village in Kalamb sub-district of Osmanabad district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **551 people in 117 households**, the 89th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.9%.

- 551people (2011)
- 117households
- 92.0%literacy
- 954females per 1,000 males

## Wakdi Istal PIN code and other codes

Wakdi Istal falls in Kalamb sub-district, Osmanabad district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockKalamb
- Census village code561322

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

## How far is Wakdi Istal from nearby towns?

- Kalamb (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Osmanabad (district HQ)75 km by road
- Kalamb (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 Wakdi Istal?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Wakdi Istal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ashirpura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kalamb
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kalamb
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Wakdi Istal known for?

About 84% of the 229 hectares of village land is sown, and 179 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 Wakdi Istal

Of every 100 households in Wakdi Istal in 2011, 85 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Wakdi Istal · ■ Kalamb rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**84%

Tap water ****2%**

**55%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**89%

Use banking services ****51%**

**74%

Television ****46%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****33%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****35%**

**31%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Wakdi Istal?

■ Wakdi Istal · ■ Kalamb rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.0%**

**79.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**915

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**837

Working population ****44.5%**

**51.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.5% for men and 87.3% for women. 54% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 131 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 82 (33%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 24 (10%) · **■** Marginal 7 (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 Kalamb

- Partapur687 people
- Dudhalwadi653 people
- Borwanti606 people
- Haladgaon551 people
- Lasra537 people
- Wanewadi479 people
- Bhatsangvi475 people
- Yerandgaon341 people

[All 94 villages in Kalamb](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/osmanabad/kalamb/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Wakdi Istal from Osmanabad?75 km by road
- What is the population of Wakdi Istal?551 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Wakdi Istal in?Osmanabad district (Kalamb sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Wakdi Istal?92.0% (Census 2011)