# Wavekhar Village, Roha, Raigarh (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Roha, Raigarh 

# Wavekhar

Wavekhar is a village in Roha sub-district of Raigarh district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **458 people in 97 households**, the 106th largest of 167 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.8%.

- 458people (2011)
- 97households
- 76.6%literacy
- 1,045females per 1,000 males

## Wavekhar PIN code and other codes

Wavekhar falls in Roha sub-district, Raigarh district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockRoha
- Census village code554283

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

## How far is Wavekhar from nearby towns?

- Roha Ashtami (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Alibag (district HQ)35 km by road
- Roha Ashtami (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 Wavekhar?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Wavekhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Roha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Roha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nagothane
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Wavekhar known for?

About 52% of the 98 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 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 Wavekhar

Of every 100 households in Wavekhar in 2011, 94 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Wavekhar · ■ Roha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**41%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**28%

Tap water ****3%**

**55%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**64%

Use banking services ****44%**

**52%

Television ****44%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**18%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****36%**

**27%

Own their home ****93%**

**86%

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 Wavekhar?

■ Wavekhar · ■ Roha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.6%**

**77.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1045**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2333**

**939

Working population ****72.7%**

**46.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.4% for men and 67.5% for women. 74% of men and 72% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 113 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 56 (17%) · **■** Household industry 54 (16%) · **■** Other work 86 (26%) · **■** Marginal 24 (7%)

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 Roha

- Are Bk.478 people
- Birwadi477 people
- Chikani469 people
- Gaulwadi460 people
- Dongari454 people
- Khambere452 people
- Temghar448 people
- Vitthalwadi448 people

[All 167 villages in Roha](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/raigarh/roha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Wavekhar from Alibag?35 km by road
- What is the population of Wavekhar?458 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Wavekhar in?Raigarh district (Roha sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Wavekhar?76.6% (Census 2011)