# Wakan Village, Poladpur, Raigarh (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/raigarh/poladpur/wakan/ Village · Poladpur, Raigarh # Wakan Wakan is a village in Poladpur sub-district of Raigarh district, Maharashtra, PIN code **402303**. The 2011 Census counted **1,661 people in 386 households**, the 3rd largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.1%. - 1,661people (2011) - 386households - 77.9%literacy - 402303PIN code ## Wakan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Wakan is 402303.** Wakan falls in Poladpur sub-district, Raigarh district, Maharashtra. - PIN code402303 - Community development blockPoladpur - Census village code555194 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Wakan from nearby towns? - Poladpur (sub-district HQ)29 km by road - Alibag (district HQ)142 km by road - Mahad (nearest town)25 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 Wakan? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Wakan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kapade Bk - ○Degree college10+ km · Cholai - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Poladpur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 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)18 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 Wakan known for? Products made here include groundnut oil and buhimoong pend. About 10% of the 890 hectares of village land is sown, and 89 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 Wakan Of every 100 households in Wakan in 2011, 91 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Wakan · ■ Poladpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **89% Toilet within the home ****53%** **50% No toilet (open defecation) ****47%** **42% Tap water ****23%** **58% Drinking water within premises ****33%** **35% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **86% Use banking services ****54%** **55% Television ****40%** **32% Mobile phone ****44%** **29% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****12%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****22%** **38% Own their home ****84%** **92% 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 Wakan? ■ Wakan · ■ Poladpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.9%** **74.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1051** **1124 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1121** **975 Working population ****47.3%** **42.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.1% for men and 70.1% for women. 54% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 422 (54%) · **■** Farm labourers 42 (5%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 109 (14%) · **■** Marginal 199 (25%) 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 Poladpur - Lohare2,408 people - Kapade Bk.2,119 people - Charai1,023 people - Kapade Kh.1,013 people - Divil999 people - Matwan944 people [All 86 villages in Poladpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/raigarh/poladpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Wakan?402303 - How far is Wakan from Alibag?142 km by road - What is the population of Wakan?1,661 (Census 2011) - Which district is Wakan in?Raigarh district (Poladpur sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Wakan?77.9% (Census 2011)