Wakal, Lakhani, Bhandara, Maharashtra, India

Content updated on May 12, 2024.

Geographic Location of Wakal


The village Wakal is located in Lakhani Tahsil of Bhandara District in the State of Maharashtra in India. It comes under Lakhani Community Development Block. The nearest town is Bhandara, which is about 35 kilometers away from Wakal.

Travel and Communication for Wakal


The village is connected by public bus services. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Wakal,
Bhandara,
Maharashtra, India
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Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Wakal


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Wakal is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Wakal is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Wakal


As per available data from the year 2009, 1210 persons live in 275 house holds in the village Wakal. There are 586 female individuals and 624 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.43% and males constitute 51.57% of the total population.

There are 268 scheduled castes persons of which 131 are females and 137 are males. Females constitute 48.88% and males constitute 51.12% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 22.15% of the total population.

Population density of Wakal is 318.14 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Wakal


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Total area of Wakal is 380.33 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 188.54 ha. About 94.1 ha is un-irrigated area. About 94.44 ha is irrigated area. About 70 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 24.1 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 4.16 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 7.1 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 16 ha is culturable waste land. About 57.21 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Wakal


There are 2 government pre-primary schools in the village Wakal.

There is a government primary school in the village Wakal.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Palandur, which is less than 5 kms away from Wakal.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Palandur, which is less than 5 kms away from Wakal.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Palandur, which is less than 5 kms away from Wakal.

Colleges in Wakal


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Palandur, which is less than 5 kms away from Wakal.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Sakholi, which is more than 10 kms away from Wakal.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a government medical college in Sakholi, which is more than 10 kms away from Wakal.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a government management institute in Bhandara, which is more than 10 kms away from Wakal.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a government polytechnic institute in Sakholi, which is more than 10 kms away from Wakal.

Other Educational Facilities in Wakal


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a government vocational training school / ITI in Sakholi, which is more than 10 kms away from Wakal.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a government non formal training centre in Bhandara, which is more than 10 kms away from Wakal.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a government differently abled school in Bhandara, which is more than 10 kms away from Wakal.

Healthcare Facilities in Wakal


There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Wakal.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Wakal.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Wakal.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Wakal.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Wakal.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Wakal.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Wakal.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Wakal.

There is a veterinary hospital less than 5 kms away from Wakal.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Wakal.

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Wakal.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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