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About Watrana Village

Watrana is a small village in Gondpipri tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 326, made up of 169 males and 157 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142.22 hectares hectares.

Watrana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Watrana village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Gondpipri
Area (hectares) 142.22 hectares
Population 326
Male Population 169
Female Population 157
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Watrana compares

By the 2011 count Watrana is the 75th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 809 residents. Its 142.22 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Watrana

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

Watrana lies about 50 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Sirpur Town, about 25 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 Watrana
Tehsil headquarters Gondpipri 4.2 km
Nearest railway station Sirpur Town 25 km
Nearest town Rājūra 35 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 50 km

Villages closest to Watrana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Watrana village had a population of 326. That makes it the 75th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 809 residents.

Watrana village has 169 males and 157 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Watrana has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Watrana covers 142.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Watrana falls under Gondpipri tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Watrana is Sirpur Town, about 25 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 <5 km distance for Watrana.

Watrana is about 50 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Watrana is in Gondpipri tehsil of Chandrapur district. Gondpipri is about 4.2 km away. Sirpur Town is about 25 km away. Rājūra is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhamanpeth (2.1 km), Chak Sukwasi (2.1 km) and Chak Gojoti (2.3 km).

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

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