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About Watanwadi Village

Watanwadi is a mid sized village in Ashti tehsil, in the district of Bid, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 960, made up of 523 males and 437 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 836 females per 1000 males. The village covers 597.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 414208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Watanwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Watanwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bid
Tehsil Ashti
Pincode 414208
Area (hectares) 597.82 hectares
Population 960
Male Population 523
Female Population 437
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 836
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Watanwadi compares

By the 2011 count Watanwadi is the 88th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents. Its 597.82 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Watanwadi

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

Watanwadi lies about 70 km from Bid, and the nearest railway station is Dhengli Pimpalgaon, about 20 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 Watanwadi
Nearest town Pāthri 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Ashti 17 km
Nearest railway station Dhengli Pimpalgaon 20 km
District headquarters Bid 70 km

Villages closest to Watanwadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Watanwadi village had a population of 960. That makes it the 88th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents.

Watanwadi village has 523 males and 437 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Watanwadi has about 836 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Watanwadi is 414208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Watanwadi covers 597.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Watanwadi falls under Ashti tehsil of Bid district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Watanwadi is Dhengli Pimpalgaon, about 20 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 Watanwadi.

Watanwadi is about 70 km from Bid in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Watanwadi is in Ashti tehsil of Bid district. Pāthri is about 9.0 km away. Ashti is about 17 km away. Dhengli Pimpalgaon 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 Ambewadi (under 2 km), Andhale Wadi (under 2 km) and Balewadi (under 2 km).

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

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