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About Watonda Village

Watonda is a mid sized village in Bhatkuli tehsil, in the district of Amravati, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 510, made up of 256 males and 254 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 272 hectares hectares.

Watonda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Watonda village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Amravati
Tehsil Bhatkuli
Area (hectares) 272 hectares
Population 510
Male Population 256
Female Population 254
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Watonda compares

By the 2011 count Watonda is the 53rd largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents. Its 272 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Watonda

Watonda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Watonda as Available within village. 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 Watonda from other places

Watonda lies about 26 km from Amravati, and the nearest railway station is Walgaon, about 17 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 Watonda
Nearest railway station Walgaon 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhatkuli 20 km
Nearest town Achalpur 20 km
District headquarters Amravati 26 km

Villages closest to Watonda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhatkuli 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 Watonda

As per the Census of India 2011, Watonda village had a population of 510. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents.

Watonda village has 256 males and 254 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Watonda has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 946.

Watonda covers 272 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Watonda falls under Bhatkuli tehsil of Amravati district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Watonda is Walgaon, about 17 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Watonda.

Watonda is about 26 km from Amravati in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Watonda is in Bhatkuli tehsil of Amravati district. Walgaon is about 17 km away. Bhatkuli is about 20 km away. Achalpur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khanapur (under 2 km), Anchalwadi (under 2 km) and Umartek (1.6 km).

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

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