# Wakrul Village, Pen, Raigarh (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Pen, Raigarh 

# Wakrul

Wakrul is a village in Pen sub-district of Raigarh district, Maharashtra, PIN code **402107**. The 2011 Census counted **2,119 people in 454 households**, the 13th largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 2,119people (2011)
- 454households
- 66.1%literacy
- 402107PIN code

## Wakrul PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Wakrul is 402107.** Wakrul falls in Pen sub-district, Raigarh district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code402107
- Community development blockPen
- Census village code553927

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

## How far is Wakrul from nearby towns?

- Pen (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Alibag (district HQ)33 km by road
- Pen (nearest town)11 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 Wakrul?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Wakrul; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn 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
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kamarni
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Pen
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Pen
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river 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 Wakrul known for?

About 21% of the 898 hectares of village land is sown, and 185 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 Wakrul

Of every 100 households in Wakrul in 2011, 91 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Wakrul · ■ Pen rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****45%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****29%**

**27%

Tap water ****48%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%**

**37%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**57%

Use banking services ****21%**

**53%

Television ****34%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**14%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****51%**

**27%

Own their home ****97%**

**91%

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 Wakrul?

■ Wakrul · ■ Pen rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.1%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****899**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****779**

**968

Working population ****35.5%**

**45.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.6% for men and 54.6% for women. 51% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 15 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 92 (12%) · **■** Household industry 12 (2%) · **■** Other work 162 (22%) · **■** Marginal 471 (63%)

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 Pen

- Kuhire2,241 people
- Umbarde2,239 people
- Karav2,177 people
- Benase2,121 people
- Waredi2,075 people
- Warsai1,864 people
- Mahalmirya Dongar1,859 people
- Kharoshi1,831 people

[All 169 villages in Pen](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/raigarh/pen/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Wakrul?402107
- How far is Wakrul from Alibag?33 km by road
- What is the population of Wakrul?2,119 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Wakrul in?Raigarh district (Pen sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Wakrul?66.1% (Census 2011)
