# Waki Village, Vikramgad, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Vikramgad, Thane 

# Waki

Waki is a village in Vikramgad sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,534 people in 356 households**, the 30th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%.

- 1,534people (2011)
- 356households
- 69.5%literacy
- 1,010females per 1,000 males

## Waki PIN code and other codes

Waki falls in Vikramgad sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockVikramgad
- Census village code551801

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

## How far is Waki from nearby towns?

- Vikramgad (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)120 km by road
- Jawhar (nearest town)24 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 Waki?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Waki; 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 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●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 · Sakhara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Vikramgadh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vikramgad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 10 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 Waki known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 38% of the 753 hectares of village land is sown, and 284 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 Waki

Of every 100 households in Waki in 2011, 18 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Waki · ■ Vikramgad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****17%**

**72%

Tap water ****76%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****73%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**93%

Use banking services ****10%**

**46%

Television ****4%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****85%**

**54%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Waki?

■ Waki · ■ Vikramgad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.5%**

**62.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****898**

**966

Working population ****60.2%**

**54.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.4% for men and 59.8% for women. 60% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 160 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 119 (13%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 40 (4%) · **■** Marginal 602 (65%)

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 Vikramgad

- Yashwantnagar1,865 people
- Talavali Tarf Dengachimet1,793 people
- Vasuri1,773 people
- Chinchghar1,749 people
- Mhasaroli1,494 people
- Uparale1,489 people
- Bandhan1,474 people
- Satkor1,464 people

[All 93 villages in Vikramgad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/vikramgad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Waki from Thane?120 km by road
- What is the population of Waki?1,534 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Waki in?Thane district (Vikramgad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Waki?69.5% (Census 2011)