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About Watekasa Village

Watekasa is a mid sized village in Lanji tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,191, made up of 583 males and 608 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 236.79 hectares hectares.

Watekasa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Watekasa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Lanji
Area (hectares) 236.79 hectares
Population 1,191
Male Population 583
Female Population 608
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Watekasa compares

By the 2011 count Watekasa is the 61st largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents. Its 236.79 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Watekasa

Watekasa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Watekasa as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Watekasa from other places

Watekasa lies about 61 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Salekasa, about 13 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Watekasa
Tehsil headquarters Lanji 12 km
Nearest railway station Salekasa 13 km
Nearest town Dongargarh 30 km
District headquarters Balaghat 61 km

Villages closest to Watekasa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lanji tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Watekasa

As per the Census of India 2011, Watekasa village had a population of 1,191. That makes it the 61st largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents.

Watekasa village has 583 males and 608 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Watekasa has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

Watekasa covers 236.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Watekasa falls under Lanji tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Watekasa is Salekasa, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Watekasa.

Watekasa is about 61 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Watekasa is in Lanji tehsil of Balaghat district. Lanji is about 12 km away. Salekasa is about 13 km away. Dongargarh is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baghatola (under 2 km), Bomhanwada (1.5 km) and Risewada (1.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Watekasa today is likely to be higher.

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