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About Vatar Village

Vatar is a mid sized village in Chopda tehsil, in the district of Jalgaon, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 875, made up of 447 males and 428 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 293.29 hectares hectares.

Vatar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vatar village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalgaon
Tehsil Chopda
Area (hectares) 293.29 hectares
Population 875
Male Population 447
Female Population 428
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vatar compares

By the 2011 count Vatar is the 81st largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,161 residents. Its 293.29 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Vatar

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

Vatar lies about 25 km from Jalgaon, and the nearest railway station is Paldhi, about 18 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 Vatar
Tehsil headquarters Chopda 15 km
Nearest railway station Paldhi 18 km
District headquarters Jalgaon 25 km

Villages closest to Vatar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vatar village had a population of 875. That makes it the 81st largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,161 residents.

Vatar village has 447 males and 428 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vatar has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

Vatar covers 293.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vatar falls under Chopda tehsil of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Vatar is Paldhi, about 18 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 Vatar.

Vatar is about 25 km from Jalgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vatar is in Chopda tehsil of Jalgaon district. Chopda is about 15 km away. Paldhi is about 18 km away. Jalgaon is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sutkar (under 2 km), Asalwadi (3.6 km) and Mangrul (4.4 km).

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

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