About Watul Village

Watul is a mid sized village in Rajapur tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,349, made up of 657 males and 692 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1329 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415643, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Watul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Watul village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Ratnagiri
Tehsil	Rajapur
Pincode	415643
Area (hectares)	1329 hectares
Population	1,349
Male Population	657
Female Population	692
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,053
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Watul compares

By the 2011 count Watul is the 23rd largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 665 residents. Its 1329 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1229.

Getting to Watul

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

How far is Watul from other places

Watul lies about 41 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Vilavade, about 4.8 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 Watul
Nearest railway station	Vilavade	4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rajapur	14 km
Nearest town	Shahuwadi	41 km
District headquarters	Ratnagiri	41 km

Villages closest to Watul

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Watul village had a population of 1,349. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 665 residents.

Watul village has 657 males and 692 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Watul has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1229.

The pincode recorded for Watul is 415643. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Watul covers 1329 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Watul falls under Rajapur tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Watul is Vilavade, about 4.8 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 10+ km distance for Watul.

Watul is about 41 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Watul is in Rajapur tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Vilavade is about 4.8 km away. Rajapur is about 14 km away. Shahuwadi is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.