Geographic Location of Wakan

The village Wakan is located in Poladpur Tahsil of Raigad District in the State of Maharashtra in India. It comes under Poladpur Community Development Block. The nearest town is Mahad, which is about 25 kilometers away from Wakan.

Travel and Communication for Wakan

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

Postal Address:
Wakan,
Raigad,
Maharashtra, India
PIN - 402303

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Wakan

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

Social Structure of Wakan

As per available data from the year 2009, 1661 persons live in 386 house holds in the village Wakan. There are 851 female individuals and 810 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 51.23% and males constitute 48.77% of the total population.

There are 72 scheduled castes persons of which 32 are females and 40 are males. Females constitute 44.44% and males constitute 55.56% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 4.33% of the total population.

There are 171 scheduled tribes persons of which 88 are females and 83 are males. Females constitute 51.46% and males constitute 48.54% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 10.3% of the total population.

Population density of Wakan is 186.63 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Wakan

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Total area of Wakan is 889.99 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 88.51 ha. About 88.51 ha is irrigated area.

About 5.61 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 8.4 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 230 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 113.8 ha is culturable waste land. About 280 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 163.67 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Wakan

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

There are 4 government primary schools in the village Wakan.

There is a government middle school in the village Wakan.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Kapde Bk, which is 5-10 kms away from Wakan.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Kapade Bk, which is 5-10 kms away from Wakan.

Colleges in Wakan

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 Cholai, which is more than 10 kms away from Wakan.

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

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Wakan

There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Poladpur, which is 5-10 kms away from Wakan.

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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Wakan

There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Wakan.

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

There is a primary health sub-centre 5-10 kms away from Wakan.

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

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

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

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

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

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Wakan.

There is a mobile health centre 5-10 kms away from Wakan.

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

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