About Watkhale Village

Watkhale is a mid sized village in Junnar tehsil, in the district of Pune, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 679, made up of 340 males and 339 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 630 hectares hectares.

Watkhale Overview

Census 2011 figures for Watkhale village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Pune
Tehsil	Junnar
Area (hectares)	630 hectares
Population	679
Male Population	340
Female Population	339
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	997
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Watkhale compares

By the 2011 count Watkhale is the 144th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents. Its 630 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Watkhale

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

Watkhale lies about 77 km from Pune, and the nearest railway station is Vilad, about 59 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 Watkhale
Nearest town	Kalamb	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Junnar	26 km
Nearest railway station	Vilad	59 km
District headquarters	Pune	77 km

Villages closest to Watkhale

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Watkhale village had a population of 679. That makes it the 144th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents.

Watkhale village has 340 males and 339 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Watkhale has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

Watkhale covers 630 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Watkhale falls under Junnar tehsil of Pune district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Watkhale is Vilad, about 59 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 Watkhale.

Watkhale is about 77 km from Pune in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Watkhale is in Junnar tehsil of Pune district. Kalamb is about 22 km away. Junnar is about 26 km away. Vilad is about 59 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.