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

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Village · Karanja, Washim 

# Walhai

Walhai is a village in Karanja sub-district of Washim district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **990 people in 232 households**, the 58th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 990people (2011)
- 232households
- 78.5%literacy
- 893females per 1,000 males

## Walhai PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockKaranja
- Census village code530864

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

## How far is Walhai from nearby towns?

- Karanja (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Washim (district HQ)66 km by road
- Karanja (nearest town)8 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 Walhai?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Walhai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Karanja
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Karanja
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Karanja
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Walhai known for?

About 91% of the 712 hectares of village land is sown, and 551 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 Walhai

Of every 100 households in Walhai in 2011, 72 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Walhai · ■ Karanja rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**57%

Tap water ****83%**

**41%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**38%

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

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**90%

Use banking services ****54%**

**62%

Television ****28%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**42%

Own their home ****71%**

**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 Walhai?

■ Walhai · ■ Karanja rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.5%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****762**

**926

Working population ****55.8%**

**47.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.7% for men and 67.3% for women. 61% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 130 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 281 (51%) · **■** Other work 49 (9%) · **■** Marginal 92 (17%)

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

- Inza1,015 people
- Dongargaon1,011 people
- Lohagaon1,007 people
- Parwa999 people
- Dighi978 people
- Kupati978 people
- Palana977 people
- Somthana975 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Walhai from Washim?66 km by road
- What is the population of Walhai?990 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Walhai in?Washim district (Karanja sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Walhai?78.5% (Census 2011)