# Vakas Village, Karjat, Raigarh (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/raigarh/karjat/vakas/ Village · Karjat, Raigarh # Vakas Vakas is a village in Karjat sub-district of Raigarh district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,408 people in 271 households**, the 30th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.4%. - 1,408people (2011) - 271households - 75.6%literacy - 913females per 1,000 males ## Vakas PIN code and other codes Vakas falls in Karjat sub-district, Raigarh district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockKarjat - Census village code553549 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vakas from nearby towns? - Karjat (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Alibag (district HQ)89 km by road - Karjat (nearest town)16 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 Vakas? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Vakas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 · Neral - ○Degree college10+ km · Neral - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Karjat - ○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 library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Vakas known for? About 59% of the 425 hectares of village land is sown, and 253 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 Vakas Of every 100 households in Vakas in 2011, 80 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Vakas · ■ Karjat rural average Electricity for lighting ****80%** **81% Toilet within the home ****31%** **34% No toilet (open defecation) ****48%** **43% Tap water ****81%** **29% Drinking water within premises ****51%** **30% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%** **30% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%** **66% Use banking services ****43%** **54% Television ****46%** **45% Mobile phone ****55%** **49% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****29%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **3% None of these assets ****29%** **29% Own their home ****96%** **93% 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 Vakas? ■ Vakas · ■ Karjat rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.6%** **78.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913** **967 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****742** **977 Working population ****55.0%** **42.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.8% for men and 68.0% for women. 57% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 181 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 76 (10%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 161 (21%) · **■** Marginal 354 (46%) 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 Karjat - Male1,482 people - Mandawane1,473 people - Diksal1,472 people - Bedisgaon1,462 people - Pimploli Bk.1,382 people - Shelu1,374 people - Kolhare1,357 people - Vadap1,340 people [All 176 villages in Karjat](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/raigarh/karjat/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Vakas from Alibag?89 km by road - What is the population of Vakas?1,408 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vakas in?Raigarh district (Karjat sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Vakas?75.6% (Census 2011)