# Wangegavhan Village, Paranda, Osmanabad (Maharashtra)

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Village · Paranda, Osmanabad 

# Wangegavhan

Wangegavhan is a village in Paranda sub-district of Osmanabad district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,156 people in 261 households**, the 40th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.0%.

- 1,156people (2011)
- 261households
- 74.4%literacy
- 895females per 1,000 males

## Wangegavhan PIN code and other codes

Wangegavhan falls in Paranda sub-district, Osmanabad district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockParanda
- Census village code561100

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

## How far is Wangegavhan from nearby towns?

- Paranda (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Osmanabad (district HQ)89 km by road
- Paranda (nearest town)20 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 Wangegavhan?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Wangegavhan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 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 school10+ km · Paranda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Paranda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Paranda
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Wangegavhan known for?

About 88% of the 468 hectares of village land is sown, and 375 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 Wangegavhan

Of every 100 households in Wangegavhan in 2011, 59 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Wangegavhan · ■ Paranda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**85%

Tap water ****26%**

**35%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**31%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**94%

Use banking services ****91%**

**75%

Television ****29%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****31%**

**16%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****22%**

**29%

Own their home ****97%**

**95%

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 Wangegavhan?

■ Wangegavhan · ■ Paranda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.4%**

**74.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****895**

**896

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****753**

**811

Working population ****59.9%**

**54.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.2% for men and 67.0% for women. 61% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 235 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 43 (6%) · **■** Household industry 112 (16%) · **■** Other work 127 (18%) · **■** Marginal 176 (25%)

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 Paranda

- Dhagpimpri1,211 people
- Takali1,172 people
- Aleshwar1,169 people
- Arangaon1,159 people
- Pimparkhed1,150 people
- Khanapur1,134 people
- Lohara1,129 people
- Khandeshwar wadi1,114 people

[All 96 villages in Paranda](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/osmanabad/paranda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Wangegavhan from Osmanabad?89 km by road
- What is the population of Wangegavhan?1,156 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Wangegavhan in?Osmanabad district (Paranda sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Wangegavhan?74.4% (Census 2011)