# Hinganwadi Village, Karanja, Washim (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Karanja, Washim 

# Hinganwadi

Hinganwadi is a village in Karanja sub-district of Washim district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,088 people in 260 households**, the 47th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 1,088people (2011)
- 260households
- 88.8%literacy
- 926females per 1,000 males

## Hinganwadi PIN code and other codes

Hinganwadi falls in Karanja sub-district, Washim district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockKaranja
- Census village code530910

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

## How far is Hinganwadi from nearby towns?

- Karanja (sub-district HQ)29 km by road
- Washim (district HQ)95 km by road
- Karanja (nearest town)29 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 Hinganwadi?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Hinganwadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●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
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dhanj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Karanja
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Karanja
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Hinganwadi known for?

About 91% of the 695 hectares of village land is sown, and 613 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 Hinganwadi

Of every 100 households in Hinganwadi in 2011, 66 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Hinganwadi · ■ Karanja rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**57%

Tap water ****0%**

**41%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**9%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****62%**

**62%

Television ****36%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**42%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

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 Hinganwadi?

■ Hinganwadi · ■ Karanja rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.8%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1093**

**926

Working population ****50.0%**

**47.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.7% for men and 82.3% for women. 61% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 88 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 57 (10%) · **■** Other work 27 (5%) · **■** Marginal 372 (68%)

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 Karanja

- Dhanj Kh1,189 people
- Shivnagar1,189 people
- Kamathwada1,173 people
- Kinkhed1,155 people
- Wadgaon1,077 people
- Wadgaon [Range]1,063 people
- Dhotra1,053 people
- Sherpur1,045 people

[All 167 villages in Karanja](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/washim/karanja/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Hinganwadi from Washim?95 km by road
- What is the population of Hinganwadi?1,088 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hinganwadi in?Washim district (Karanja sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Hinganwadi?88.8% (Census 2011)
