# Wadgaon Village, Solapur South, Solapur (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/solapur/solapur-south/wadgaon/ Village · Solapur South, Solapur # Wadgaon Wadgaon is a village in Solapur South sub-district of Solapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,265 people in 233 households**, the 71st largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.4%. - 1,265people (2011) - 233households - 84.5%literacy - 899females per 1,000 males ## Wadgaon PIN code and other codes Wadgaon falls in Solapur South sub-district, Solapur district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockSolapur South - Census village code562715 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Wadgaon from nearby towns? - Solapur (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Solapur (district HQ)25 km by road - Solapur (nearest town)25 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 Wadgaon? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Wadgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle 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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Solapur - ○Degree college10+ km · Solapur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Solapur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Wadgaon known for? About 99% of the 1,021 hectares of village land is sown, and 990 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 Wadgaon Of every 100 households in Wadgaon in 2011, 57 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Wadgaon · ■ Solapur South rural average Electricity for lighting ****57%** **61% Toilet within the home ****20%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **69% Tap water ****3%** **57% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **42% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **13% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **82% Use banking services ****60%** **60% Television ****23%** **32% Mobile phone ****48%** **54% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****19%** **21% Own their home ****88%** **90% 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 Wadgaon? ■ Wadgaon · ■ Solapur South rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.5%** **73.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****899** **944 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****969** **935 Working population ****40.6%** **46.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.7% for men and 76.4% for women. 57% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 103 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 109 (21%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 104 (20%) · **■** Marginal 193 (38%) 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 Solapur South - Auj Aherwadi1,354 people - Mangoli1,329 people - Tillehal1,309 people - Akole Mandrup1,301 people - Alegaon1,139 people - Togarali1,121 people - Sanjwad1,104 people - Chinchpur1,038 people [All 91 villages in Solapur South](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/solapur/solapur-south/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Wadgaon from Solapur?25 km by road - What is the population of Wadgaon?1,265 (Census 2011) - Which district is Wadgaon in?Solapur district (Solapur South sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Wadgaon?84.5% (Census 2011)