# Wakapur Village, Malegaon, Washim (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Malegaon, Washim 

# Wakapur

Wakapur is a village in Malegaon sub-district of Washim district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **319 people in 77 households**, the 111th largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.

- 319people (2011)
- 77households
- 81.9%literacy
- 1,032females per 1,000 males

## Wakapur PIN code and other codes

Wakapur falls in Malegaon sub-district, Washim district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockMalegaon
- Census village code530621

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

## How far is Wakapur from nearby towns?

- Malegaon (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Washim (district HQ)20 km by road
- Mangrulpir (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 Wakapur?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Wakapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kinhiraja
- ○Degree college10+ km · Washim
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Washim
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

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

About 40% of the 490 hectares of village land is sown, and 157 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 Wakapur

Of every 100 households in Wakapur in 2011, 70 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Wakapur · ■ Malegaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**76%

Tap water ****13%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**90%

Use banking services ****43%**

**59%

Television ****20%**

**35%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****50%**

**35%

Own their home ****90%**

**94%

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 Wakapur?

■ Wakapur · ■ Malegaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.9%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1032**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1176**

**839

Working population ****52.0%**

**50.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.4% for men and 72.5% for women. 60% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 41 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 123 (74%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 1 (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 Malegaon

- Bhildurga401 people
- Kolhi354 people
- Manka333 people
- Zodaga Kh.326 people
- Bramhanwada Bk.235 people
- Sonkhas179 people
- Bramhanwada Kh.168 people
- Dapuri Kh.160 people

[All 122 villages in Malegaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/washim/malegaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Wakapur from Washim?20 km by road
- What is the population of Wakapur?319 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Wakapur in?Washim district (Malegaon sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Wakapur?81.9% (Census 2011)