# Wakav Village, Madha, Solapur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/solapur/madha/wakav/ Village · Madha, Solapur # Wakav Wakav is a village in Madha sub-district of Solapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,037 people in 453 households**, the 54th largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.3%. - 2,037people (2011) - 453households - 77.6%literacy - 883females per 1,000 males ## Wakav PIN code and other codes Wakav falls in Madha sub-district, Solapur district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockMadha - Census village code562000 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Wakav from nearby towns? - Madha (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Solapur (district HQ)80 km by road - Kurduvadi (nearest town)30 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 Wakav? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Wakav; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Madha - ○Degree college10+ km · Madha - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kuduwadi - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)17 h summer · 17 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 Wakav known for? The main crops are **sugarcane and grapes**. Products made here include sugar and kismis. About 91% of the 783 hectares of village land is sown, and 375 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 Wakav Of every 100 households in Wakav in 2011, 80 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Wakav · ■ Madha rural average Electricity for lighting ****80%** **59% Toilet within the home ****15%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **66% Tap water ****65%** **31% Drinking water within premises ****50%** **41% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **18% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **78% Use banking services ****78%** **73% Television ****50%** **36% Mobile phone ****54%** **68% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****20%** **30% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **3% None of these assets ****18%** **17% Own their home ****95%** **91% 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 Wakav? ■ Wakav · ■ Madha rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.6%** **76.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****883** **909 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****582** **829 Working population ****45.7%** **50.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.7% for men and 68.9% for women. 53% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 552 (59%) · **■** Farm labourers 234 (25%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 125 (13%) · **■** Marginal 9 (1%) 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 Madha - Akulgaon2,131 people - Chinchgaon2,126 people - Kewad2,101 people - Sapatne2,056 people - Shedshinge2,023 people - Malegaon2,007 people - Ghatane1,985 people - Lahu1,980 people [All 117 villages in Madha](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/solapur/madha/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Wakav from Solapur?80 km by road - What is the population of Wakav?2,037 (Census 2011) - Which district is Wakav in?Solapur district (Madha sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Wakav?77.6% (Census 2011)