# Wak Village, Malwan, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Malwan, Sindhudurg 

# Wak

Wak is a village in Malwan sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra, PIN code **416605**. The 2011 Census counted **481 people in 124 households**, the 74th largest of 134 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.0%.

- 481people (2011)
- 124households
- 85.1%literacy
- 416605PIN code

## Wak PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Wak is 416605.** Wak falls in Malwan sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code416605
- Community development blockMalwan
- Census village code566604

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

## How far is Wak from nearby towns?

- Malwan (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Oras Bk. (district HQ)26 km by road
- Malwan (nearest town)15 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 Wak?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Malwan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Malwan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kumbharmat
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Wak known for?

The main crops are **rice, cashew and kokam**. About 8% of the 216 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 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 Wak

Of every 100 households in Wak in 2011, 97 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Wak · ■ Malwan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**6%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**80%

Use banking services ****58%**

**63%

Television ****45%**

**43%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****41%**

**27%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Wak?

■ Wak · ■ Malwan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.1%**

**87.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**1054

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****722**

**932

Working population ****53.6%**

**41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.2% for men and 85.0% for women. 67% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 77 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 47 (18%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 53 (21%) · **■** Marginal 75 (29%)

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

- Kumame500 people
- Teraiwadi498 people
- Mhavlunge493 people
- Malkewadi484 people
- Belachiwadi474 people
- Katvad463 people
- Bagadwadi462 people
- Kava460 people

[All 135 villages in Malwan](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/malwan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Wak?416605
- How far is Wak from Oras Bk.?26 km by road
- What is the population of Wak?481 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Wak in?Sindhudurg district (Malwan sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Wak?85.1% (Census 2011)