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About Watetekar Village

Watetekar is a small village in Sakoli tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 78, made up of 38 males and 40 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162.58 hectares hectares.

Watetekar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Watetekar village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Sakoli
Area (hectares) 162.58 hectares
Population 78
Male Population 38
Female Population 40
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,053
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Watetekar compares

By the 2011 count Watetekar is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,442 residents. Its 162.58 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Watetekar

Watetekar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Watetekar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Watetekar from other places

Watetekar lies about 36 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Gond Umari, about 14 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 Watetekar
Tehsil headquarters Sakoli 9.5 km
Nearest railway station Gond Umari 14 km
District headquarters Bhandara 36 km
Nearest town Bhandāra 36 km

Villages closest to Watetekar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Watetekar village had a population of 78. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,442 residents.

Watetekar village has 38 males and 40 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Watetekar has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

Watetekar covers 162.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Watetekar falls under Sakoli tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Watetekar is Gond Umari, about 14 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 <5 km distance for Watetekar.

Watetekar is about 36 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Watetekar is in Sakoli tehsil of Bhandara district. Sakoli is about 9.5 km away. Gond Umari is about 14 km away. Bhandara is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khandala (1.7 km), Nyaharwani (2.0 km) and Sakara (2.0 km).

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

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