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About Wateghat Village

Wateghat is a mid sized village in Hingna tehsil, in the district of Nagpur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 695, made up of 433 males and 262 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 605 females per 1000 males. The village covers 247.57 hectares hectares.

Wateghat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wateghat village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nagpur
Tehsil Hingna
Area (hectares) 247.57 hectares
Population 695
Male Population 433
Female Population 262
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 605
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Wateghat compares

By the 2011 count Wateghat is the 40th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 996 residents. Its 247.57 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 886.

Getting to Wateghat

Wateghat is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Wateghat 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Wateghat from other places

Wateghat lies about 28 km from Nagpur, and the nearest railway station is Buti Bori, about 7.6 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 Wateghat
Nearest railway station Buti Bori 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Hingna 16 km
Nearest town Wānādongri 18 km
District headquarters Nagpur 28 km

Villages closest to Wateghat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Wateghat village had a population of 695. That makes it the 40th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 996 residents.

Wateghat village has 433 males and 262 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wateghat has about 605 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 886.

Wateghat covers 247.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Wateghat falls under Hingna tehsil of Nagpur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wateghat is Buti Bori, about 7.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Wateghat.

Wateghat is about 28 km from Nagpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wateghat is in Hingna tehsil of Nagpur district. Buti Bori is about 7.6 km away. Hingna is about 16 km away. Wānādongri is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gangapur (under 2 km), Tembhari (under 2 km) and Khapa (2.0 km).

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

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