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

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Village · Pen, Raigarh 

# Washiwali

Washiwali is a village in Pen sub-district of Raigarh district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **800 people in 180 households**, the 74th largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 800people (2011)
- 180households
- 62.3%literacy
- 918females per 1,000 males

## Washiwali PIN code and other codes

Washiwali falls in Pen sub-district, Raigarh district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockPen
- Census village code553916

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

## How far is Washiwali from nearby towns?

- Pen (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Alibag (district HQ)25 km by road
- Pen (nearest town)15 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 Washiwali?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Washiwali; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Pen
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pen
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Panvel
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- 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 Washiwali known for?

About 74% of the 365 hectares of village land is sown, and 265 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 Washiwali

Of every 100 households in Washiwali in 2011, 46 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Washiwali · ■ Pen rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**27%

Tap water ****21%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**37%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**57%

Use banking services ****27%**

**53%

Television ****29%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**14%

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

**2%

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

**27%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Washiwali?

■ Washiwali · ■ Pen rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.3%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1041**

**968

Working population ****41.8%**

**45.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.7% for men and 51.8% for women. 60% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 56 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 199 (60%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 60 (18%) · **■** Marginal 18 (5%)

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

- Nigade847 people
- Kashmire836 people
- Kharkarawi826 people
- Uchede808 people
- Odhangi796 people
- Karambeli Chattishi793 people
- Sarebhag766 people
- Kandale723 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Washiwali from Alibag?25 km by road
- What is the population of Washiwali?800 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Washiwali in?Raigarh district (Pen sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Washiwali?62.3% (Census 2011)