# Balakavadi Village, Wai, Satara (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Wai, Satara 

# Balakavadi

Balakavadi is a village in Wai sub-district of Satara district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **296 people in 85 households**, the 107th largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.2%.

- 296people (2011)
- 85households
- 73.7%literacy
- 1,368females per 1,000 males

## Balakavadi PIN code and other codes

Balakavadi falls in Wai sub-district, Satara district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockWai
- Census village code563100

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

## How far is Balakavadi from nearby towns?

- Wai (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Satara (district HQ)70 km by road
- Wai (nearest town)28 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 Balakavadi?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Wai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Wai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Wai
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 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

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 19 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 Balakavadi known for?

About 38% of the 246 hectares of village land is sown, and 94 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 Balakavadi

Of every 100 households in Balakavadi in 2011, 98 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 41 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balakavadi · ■ Wai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**79%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**7%

Tap water ****96%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****95%**

**74%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****41%**

**50%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****55%**

**47%

Use banking services ****78%**

**80%

Television ****45%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**29%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****14%**

**15%

Own their home ****93%**

**88%

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 Balakavadi?

■ Balakavadi · ■ Wai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.7%**

**84.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1368**

**1010

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****625**

**909

Working population ****61.8%**

**48.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.8% for men and 62.1% for women. 58% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 113 (62%) · **■** Farm labourers 34 (19%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 11 (6%) · **■** Marginal 21 (11%)

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 Wai

- Bhivadi354 people
- Gherakelanja330 people
- Vadoli321 people
- Pachputewadi305 people
- Dhavali275 people
- Vithalwadi274 people
- Nandgane272 people
- Kondhavali kh257 people

[All 126 villages in Wai](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/satara/wai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Balakavadi from Satara?70 km by road
- What is the population of Balakavadi?296 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balakavadi in?Satara district (Wai sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Balakavadi?73.7% (Census 2011)