Wakan, Poladpur
Wakan (वाकण) is a village and Village Panchayat of the Poladpur Taluka in Raigad district of Maharashtra, which falls under Poladpur block. Jyoti Sambhaji Salekar is the President of Wakan Village Panchayat, who can be contacted at email address jyotisalekar@gmail.com and mobile number 93255xxx58. The Secretary is Trishila Jagannath Gambhire , who can be reached at email address trishilajagannathgambhiremohite@gmail.com and mobile number 96233xxx25. The Panchayat address is Grampanchayat Wakan, At Gopalwadi, Po Wakan, Tal-Poladpur Dist-Raigad, Pincode - 402303. You can reach there by taking a bus till Gopalwadi Bus Stop which is less than a km away.
As on February 2025, the current population of Wakan is 1.9 thousands out of which 925 are males and rest 971 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1050 females per 1000 males. There are around 193 teenagers in Wakan. It has literacy rate of 69% which means around 1.3 thousands persons can read and write. Total 82 people belonging to scheduled caste and 195 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 441 households in Wakan, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 896. The pincode of Wakan is 402303 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Poladpur Sub Post office
- Wakan Branch Post office
- Mahargul Branch Post office
- Paithan Branch Post office
- Palchil Branch Post office
Schools
Wakan has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Zilla Parishad Primary School School Pitalwadi
- Zilla Parishad Primary School School Bhagatawadi
- Zilla Parishad Primary School School Wakan Murawadi
- Wakan Gaothan
Hospitals
Wakan has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Dhamandevi Sub-Center
- Referral Hospital Poladpur Community Health Center
- Kapde Bk. Sub-Center
- Paithan Sub-Center
- Sawad Sub-Center
Banks
Wakan has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.
Covered villages
Wakan Village Panchayat manages total 2 villages.
- Naneghol
- Wakan