# Waderu Village, Chiplun, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Chiplun, Ratnagiri 

# Waderu

Waderu is a village in Chiplun sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **677 people in 195 households**, the 123rd largest of 164 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.2%.

- 677people (2011)
- 195households
- 79.9%literacy
- 1,257females per 1,000 males

## Waderu PIN code and other codes

Waderu falls in Chiplun sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockChiplun
- Census village code565320

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

## How far is Waderu from nearby towns?

- Chiplun (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)30 km by road
- Chiplun (nearest town)40 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 Waderu?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Waderu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●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 school5–10 km · Vahala
- ○Degree college10+ km · Savarde
- ○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 waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Waderu known for?

About 38% of the 538 hectares of village land is sown, and 202 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 Waderu

Of every 100 households in Waderu in 2011, 87 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Waderu · ■ Chiplun rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****73%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**23%

Tap water ****100%**

**65%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**79%

Use banking services ****41%**

**54%

Television ****13%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**4%

None of these assets ****59%**

**28%

Own their home ****98%**

**89%

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 Waderu?

■ Waderu · ■ Chiplun rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.9%**

**82.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1257**

**1095

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1185**

**949

Working population ****47.9%**

**46.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.1% for men and 68.7% for women. 59% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 86 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 70 (22%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 15 (5%) · **■** Marginal 151 (47%)

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 Chiplun

- Dhokravali730 people
- Ketki690 people
- Phurus683 people
- Pali678 people
- Raulgaon676 people
- Lonari Chivali Bandar668 people
- Talavade659 people
- Hadkani658 people

[All 165 villages in Chiplun](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/chiplun/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Waderu from Ratnagiri?30 km by road
- What is the population of Waderu?677 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Waderu in?Ratnagiri district (Chiplun sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Waderu?79.9% (Census 2011)