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Wazvad observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Maharashtra.
The principal temple recorded for Peth mandal is Digambar Jain Mandir Malegaon. No temple of this dedication is on record within Wazvad itself.
By population, Wazvad ranks #123 of 144 villages in Peth mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Wazvad is a village of 381 people in 69 households (Census 2011) in Peth taluka, Nashik district, Maharashtra, the 123rd-largest of 144 villages in Peth taluka. Literacy is 60%, about the same as the taluka average of 60% and the sex ratio is 850 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 422202, served by Dindori (Nashik) post office; the LGD village code is 550789. The village votes in Nandgaon assembly constituency, represented by MLA Suhas (Aanna) Dwarkanath Kande. The population is estimated at 449 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Devichamal →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wazvad · this village | 381 | 60% | — |
| Chikadi · Peth | 689 | 59% | — |
| Wadpada · Peth | 510 | 43% | — |
| Devichamal · Peth | 490 | 57% | — |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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