About Watephal Village

Watephal is a large village in Paranda tehsil, in the district of Osmanabad, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,148, made up of 1,164 males and 984 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 845 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1130.3 hectares hectares.

Watephal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Watephal village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Osmanabad
Tehsil	Paranda
Area (hectares)	1130.3 hectares
Population	2,148
Male Population	1,164
Female Population	984
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	845
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Watephal compares

By the 2011 count Watephal is the 16th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,287 residents. Its 1130.3 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 892.

Getting to Watephal

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

Watephal lies about 74 km from Osmanabad, and the nearest railway station is Jeur, about 33 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 Watephal
Nearest town	Karmāla	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Paranda	22 km
Nearest railway station	Jeur	33 km
District headquarters	Osmanabad	74 km

Villages closest to Watephal

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

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Common questions about Watephal

As per the Census of India 2011, Watephal village had a population of 2,148. That makes it the 16th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,287 residents.

Watephal village has 1,164 males and 984 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Watephal has about 845 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 892.

Watephal covers 1130.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Watephal falls under Paranda tehsil of Osmanabad district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Watephal is Jeur, about 33 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 Watephal.

Watephal is about 74 km from Osmanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Watephal is in Paranda tehsil of Osmanabad district. Karmāla is about 22 km away. Paranda is about 22 km away. Jeur is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.