# Wadachapat Village, Malwan, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/malwan/wadachapat/ Village · Malwan, Sindhudurg # Wadachapat Wadachapat is a village in Malwan sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra, PIN code **416608**. The 2011 Census counted **976 people in 255 households**, the 32nd largest of 134 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.0%. - 976people (2011) - 255households - 87.4%literacy - 416608PIN code ## Wadachapat PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Wadachapat is 416608.** Wadachapat falls in Malwan sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. - PIN code416608 - Community development blockMalwan - Census village code566576 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Wadachapat from nearby towns? - Malwan (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Oras Bk. (district HQ)25 km by road - Malwan (nearest town)20 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 Wadachapat? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Wadachapat; 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 - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Masure - ○Degree college10+ km · Malwan - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Oros - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Wadachapat known for? The main crops are **rice and cashew**. Products made here include wooden furniture, cashew nut, sawmill and bamboo handmade products. About 45% of the 704 hectares of village land is sown, and 304 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 Wadachapat Of every 100 households in Wadachapat in 2011, 95 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Wadachapat · ■ Malwan rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **96% Toilet within the home ****82%** **82% No toilet (open defecation) ****0%** **6% Tap water ****23%** **21% Drinking water within premises ****55%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **15% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **80% Use banking services ****90%** **63% Television ****39%** **43% Mobile phone ****53%** **52% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **3% None of these assets ****30%** **27% Own their home ****98%** **93% 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 Wadachapat? ■ Wadachapat · ■ Malwan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.4%** **87.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1021** **1054 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****737** **932 Working population ****49.1%** **41.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 96.0% for men and 79.1% for women. 58% of men and 40% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 58 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 41 (9%) · **■** Marginal 374 (78%) 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 Malwan - Dhamapur1,038 people - Devli1,013 people - Sarjekot1,004 people - Rathivade987 people - Ramgad961 people - Parwadi942 people - Math Bk.894 people - Kalse885 people [All 135 villages in Malwan](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/malwan/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Wadachapat?416608 - How far is Wadachapat from Oras Bk.?25 km by road - What is the population of Wadachapat?976 (Census 2011) - Which district is Wadachapat in?Sindhudurg district (Malwan sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Wadachapat?87.4% (Census 2011)