# Waghran Village, Alibag, Raigarh (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Alibag, Raigarh 

# Waghran

Waghran is a village in Alibag sub-district of Raigarh district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **719 people in 183 households**, the 87th largest of 193 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.5%.

- 719people (2011)
- 183households
- 85.9%literacy
- 986females per 1,000 males

## Waghran PIN code and other codes

Waghran falls in Alibag sub-district, Raigarh district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockAlibag
- Census village code554043

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

## How far is Waghran from nearby towns?

- Alibag (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Alibag (district HQ)24 km by road
- Alibag (nearest town)12 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 Waghran?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Waghran; 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
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kokri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Alibaug
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Alibag
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Waghran known for?

About 80% of the 226 hectares of village land is sown, and 182 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 Waghran

Of every 100 households in Waghran in 2011, 96 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 45 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Waghran · ■ Alibag rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**25%

Tap water ****99%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****45%**

**53%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****52%**

**39%

Use banking services ****67%**

**58%

Television ****51%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**31%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****12%**

**14%

Own their home ****97%**

**90%

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 Waghran?

■ Waghran · ■ Alibag rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.9%**

**84.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**987

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****767**

**943

Working population ****55.8%**

**47.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.8% for men and 76.0% for women. 58% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 52 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 51 (13%) · **■** Marginal 293 (73%)

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 Alibag

- Bherase755 people
- Malyan753 people
- Kolghar733 people
- Khatwira727 people
- Dherand711 people
- Nagazari704 people
- Bopoli698 people
- Sutarpada697 people

[All 212 villages in Alibag](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/raigarh/alibag/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Waghran from Alibag?24 km by road
- What is the population of Waghran?719 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Waghran in?Raigarh district (Alibag sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Waghran?85.9% (Census 2011)