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

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Village · Poladpur, Raigarh 

# Wave

Wave is a village in Poladpur sub-district of Raigarh district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **702 people in 135 households**, the 12th largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.1%.

- 702people (2011)
- 135households
- 94.8%literacy
- 1,147females per 1,000 males

## Wave PIN code and other codes

Wave falls in Poladpur sub-district, Raigarh district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockPoladpur
- Census village code555147

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?

- Poladpur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Alibag (district HQ)133 km by road
- Mahad (nearest town)13 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?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Wave; 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
- ●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 school10+ km · Mahad
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mahad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mahad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)15 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 Wave known for?

About 57% of the 189 hectares of village land is sown, and 107 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, 97 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 62 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Wave · ■ Poladpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****19%**

**42%

Tap water ****78%**

**58%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****62%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****34%**

**86%

Use banking services ****68%**

**55%

Television ****48%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**38%

Own their home ****88%**

**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 Wave?

■ Wave · ■ Poladpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.8%**

**74.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1147**

**1124

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1295**

**975

Working population ****18.9%**

**42.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.1% for men and 93.7% for women. 34% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 33 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (9%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 43 (32%) · **■** Marginal 43 (32%)

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

- Sakhar879 people
- Turbhe Kh.852 people
- Wazarwadi799 people
- Sawad705 people
- Karanje690 people
- Turbhe Bk.678 people
- Parle649 people
- Dharwali630 people

[All 86 villages in Poladpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/raigarh/poladpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Wave from Alibag?133 km by road
- What is the population of Wave?702 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Wave in?Raigarh district (Poladpur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Wave?94.8% (Census 2011)