# Wighavali Village, Mangaon, Raigarh (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/raigarh/mangaon/wighavali/ Village · Mangaon, Raigarh # Wighavali Wighavali is a village in Mangaon sub-district of Raigarh district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **505 people in 129 households**, the 99th largest of 185 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.5%. - 505people (2011) - 129households - 82.8%literacy - 1,012females per 1,000 males ## Wighavali PIN code and other codes Wighavali falls in Mangaon sub-district, Raigarh district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockMangaon - Census village code554623 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Wighavali from nearby towns? - Mangaon (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Alibag (district HQ)83 km by road - Mahad (nearest town)24 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 Wighavali? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Wighavali; 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 - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mangaon - ○Degree college5–10 km · Mangaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nizampur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)21 h summer · 21 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 Wighavali known for? About 44% of the 175 hectares of village land is sown, and 54 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 Wighavali Of every 100 households in Wighavali in 2011, 91 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Wighavali · ■ Mangaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **89% Toilet within the home ****51%** **57% No toilet (open defecation) ****7%** **11% Tap water ****4%** **57% Drinking water within premises ****35%** **33% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%** **26% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%** **71% Use banking services ****73%** **54% Television ****44%** **41% Mobile phone ****30%** **44% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****17%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **4% None of these assets ****14%** **28% Own their home ****94%** **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 Wighavali? ■ Wighavali · ■ Mangaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.8%** **78.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1012** **1029 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1125** **919 Working population ****34.9%** **43.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.9% for men and 76.7% for women. 56% of men and 14% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 56 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 32 (18%) · **■** Other work 70 (40%) · **■** Marginal 18 (10%) 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 Mangaon - Khandpale525 people - Gangawali512 people - Shirsad511 people - Salve505 people - Chapadi499 people - Shirawali Tarf Nijampur493 people - Umbardi492 people - Yelwade488 people [All 185 villages in Mangaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/raigarh/mangaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Wighavali from Alibag?83 km by road - What is the population of Wighavali?505 (Census 2011) - Which district is Wighavali in?Raigarh district (Mangaon sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Wighavali?82.8% (Census 2011)