# Walake Village, Murud, Raigarh (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Murud, Raigarh 

# Walake

Walake is a village in Murud sub-district of Raigarh district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **816 people in 198 households**, the 24th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.9%.

- 816people (2011)
- 198households
- 78.4%literacy
- 1,136females per 1,000 males

## Walake PIN code and other codes

Walake falls in Murud sub-district, Raigarh district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockMurud
- Census village code554225

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

## How far is Walake from nearby towns?

- Murud (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Alibag (district HQ)26 km by road
- Alibag (nearest town)28 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 Walake?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Walake; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Revdanda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Murud
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Murud
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Walake known for?

About 31% of the 524 hectares of village land is sown, and 165 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 Walake

Of every 100 households in Walake in 2011, 97 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Walake · ■ Murud rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**9%

Tap water ****90%**

**73%

Drinking water within premises ****87%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%**

**59%

Use banking services ****57%**

**49%

Television ****51%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**3%

None of these assets ****11%**

**23%

Own their home ****94%**

**88%

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 Walake?

■ Walake · ■ Murud rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.4%**

**81.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1136**

**1039

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1870**

**998

Working population ****51.5%**

**41.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.9% for men and 70.6% for women. 57% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 46 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (2%) · **■** Household industry 12 (3%) · **■** Other work 67 (16%) · **■** Marginal 286 (68%)

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 Murud

- Amboli895 people
- Surai872 people
- Talekhar864 people
- Velaste832 people
- Mithekhar776 people
- Satirde773 people
- Mandala766 people
- Shirgaon751 people

[All 73 villages in Murud](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/raigarh/murud/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Walake from Alibag?26 km by road
- What is the population of Walake?816 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Walake in?Raigarh district (Murud sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Walake?78.4% (Census 2011)