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- LGD code
- 561208
- Pincode
- 413534
- Post office
- Ieet
- Population
- 1,383
- Households
- 279
- Literacy rate
- 55.8%
- Sex ratio
- 874 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 865
- Distance to district centre
- 70 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 58 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 303 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 321 km
- Nearest railway station
- Kuslamb · 29 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Bhairavnath Hospital · 8 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Wakwad compares
By population, Wakwad ranks #32 of 95 villages in Bhum mandal.
Literacy rate
%
55.8%
−10.0% vs mandal average
- Wakwad
- 55.8%
- Bhum mandal
- 65.8%
- Dharashiv district
- 68.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
874
−29 vs mandal average
- Wakwad
- 874
- Bhum mandal
- 903
Household size
people per home
5.0
+0.5 vs mandal average
- Wakwad
- 5.0
- Bhum mandal
- 4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Wakwad at a glance
Wakwad is a village of 1,383 people in 279 households (Census 2011) in Bhum taluka, Dharashiv district, Maharashtra, the 32nd-largest of 95 villages in Bhum taluka. Literacy is 56%, 10 points below the taluka average of 66% and the sex ratio is 874 women per 1,000 men. It lies 70 km from the Dharashiv district centre, 32 km from Neknoor, the nearest town, 29 km from Kuslamb railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 413534, served by Ieet post office; the LGD village code is 561208. The nearest hospital or health centre is Bhairavnath Hospital, 8 km away. The village votes in Majalgaon assembly constituency, represented by MLA Prakash (Dada) Sunadarrao Solanke. The population is estimated at 1,631 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Wakwad
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 12
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- WASHI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 23
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 81
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 9
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 1,531.42
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 1,386
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Wakwad
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Key facts — Wakwad
- LGD code
- 561208
- Pincode
- 413534
- Post office
- Ieet
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,383
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,631
- Households
- 279
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 874
- Literacy rate
- 55.8%
- Coordinates
- 18.52927°N, 75.69746°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Beed
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Majalgaon
- Member of Parliament
- Bajrang Sonwane
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Prakash (Dada) Sunadarrao Solanke
- Block / Mandal
- Bhum
Getting there
How to reach Wakwad
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai303 kmcapital
- Hyderabad321 km
- Bengaluru650 km
- Chennai778 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKuslamb29 km
- Bus stopIndapur13 km
- Hospital / PHCBhairavnath Hospital8 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India36 km
- Petrol pumpHP34 km
- CollegeGURUKUL37 km
- Police stationPOICE CHOUKI YEDSHI36 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Wakwad
1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕KunthalgiriTemple2.2 km ↗
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-17
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)