# Wegaon Village, Maregaon, Yavatmal (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/yavatmal/maregaon/wegaon/ Village · Maregaon, Yavatmal # Wegaon Wegaon is a village in Maregaon sub-district of Yavatmal district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,771 people in 677 households**, the 3rd largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.3%. - 2,771people (2011) - 677households - 82.5%literacy - 962females per 1,000 males ## Wegaon PIN code and other codes Wegaon falls in Maregaon sub-district, Yavatmal district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockMaregaon - Census village code543799 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Wegaon from nearby towns? - Maregaon (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Yavatmal (district HQ)100 km by road - Wani (nearest town)10 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 Wegaon? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Wegaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Maregaon - ○Degree college5–10 km · Maregaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Yavatmal - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)18 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 Wegaon known for? About 94% of the 1,643 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,399 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 Wegaon Of every 100 households in Wegaon in 2011, 73 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Wegaon · ■ Maregaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****73%** **68% Toilet within the home ****4%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **78% Tap water ****45%** **29% Drinking water within premises ****47%** **28% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **84% Use banking services ****82%** **68% Television ****44%** **34% Mobile phone ****48%** **38% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****15%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****32%** **39% Own their home ****97%** **93% 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 Wegaon? ■ Wegaon · ■ Maregaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.5%** **82.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962** **963 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1007** **965 Working population ****59.4%** **58.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.5% for men and 75.2% for women. 64% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 639 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 601 (37%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 65 (4%) · **■** Marginal 327 (20%) 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 Maregaon - Maregaon8,538 people - Kumbha2,964 people - Chinchoni Botoni2,369 people - Mardi1,980 people - Narsala1,971 people - Kolgaon1,614 people [All 115 villages in Maregaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/yavatmal/maregaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Wegaon from Yavatmal?100 km by road - What is the population of Wegaon?2,771 (Census 2011) - Which district is Wegaon in?Yavatmal district (Maregaon sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Wegaon?82.5% (Census 2011)