Wakad, Kanand

Wakad (वाकद) is a village located in the Kannad Taluka of Aurangabad district of Maharashtra. The village falls in Kanand block and comes under Wakod Village Panchayat.

As on January 2025, the current population of Wakad is 3.1 thousands out of which 1.6 thousands are males and rest 1.5 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 920 females per 1000 males. There are around 417 teenagers in Wakad. It has literacy rate of 59% which means around 1.8 thousands persons can read and write. Total 256 people belonging to scheduled caste and 65 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 680 households in Wakad, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 1.9 thousands. The pincode of Wakad is 431147 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Chincholi Limbaji Sub Post office
• Nagapur Branch Post office
• Nevpur Branch Post office
• Wakod Branch Post office
• Ghat Shendra Branch Post office

Schools

Wakad has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Shivswer Secondary & High Secondary Vidyalay Takli An.
• Gurudayalsingh Rathod Mad & U Mad Ashram Shala Garada
• Nageshwar Vid. Nagapur
• M. Jyotiba P.V. Karanjkheda
• Vasntrao Naik Secondary And High Secondary Telwadi

Hospitals

Wakad has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Jamadi Sub-Center
• Ghatshendra Sub-Center
• Umberkheda Sub-Center
• Nevpur Sub-Center
• Karanjkheda Sub-Center

Banks

Wakad has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• ICICI Bank Kannad
• Bank of Maharashtra Chincholi Limbaji