# Wave Village, Pen, Raigarh (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Pen, Raigarh 

# Wave

Wave is a village in Pen sub-district of Raigarh district, Maharashtra, PIN code **402107**. The 2011 Census counted **2,747 people in 656 households**, the 6th largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 2,747people (2011)
- 656households
- 79.6%literacy
- 402107PIN code

## Wave PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code402107
- Community development blockPen
- Census village code553853

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

## How far is Wave from nearby towns?

- Pen (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Alibag (district HQ)22 km by road
- Pen (nearest town)6 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 Wave?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Wave; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn 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

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Pen
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pen
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 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 Wave known for?

About 13% of the 395 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 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 Wave

Of every 100 households in Wave in 2011, 88 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 53 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Wave · ■ Pen rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**27%

Tap water ****96%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****53%**

**37%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****31%**

**57%

Use banking services ****62%**

**53%

Television ****60%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**27%

Own their home ****58%**

**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 Wave?

■ Wave · ■ Pen rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.6%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****899**

**968

Working population ****39.1%**

**45.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.8% for men and 72.6% for women. 56% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 103 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (2%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 623 (58%) · **■** Marginal 317 (30%)

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

- Jite4,415 people
- Shihu3,820 people
- Wadkhal3,419 people
- Kalave3,385 people
- Washi2,671 people
- Dolvi2,553 people
- Kuhire2,241 people
- Umbarde2,239 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Wave?402107
- How far is Wave from Alibag?22 km by road
- What is the population of Wave?2,747 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Wave in?Raigarh district (Pen sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Wave?79.6% (Census 2011)
