About Vathar Village

Vathar is a large village in Karad tehsil, in the district of Satara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,497, made up of 2,328 males and 2,169 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 635 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415539, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vathar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vathar village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Satara
Tehsil	Karad
Pincode	415539
Area (hectares)	635 hectares
Population	4,497
Male Population	2,328
Female Population	2,169
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	932
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Vathar compares

By the 2011 count Vathar is the 22nd largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents. Its 635 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Vathar

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

Vathar lies about 28 km from Satara, and the nearest railway station is Targaon, about 4.1 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 Vathar
Nearest railway station	Targaon	4.1 km
Nearest town	Koregaon	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Karad	26 km
District headquarters	Satara	28 km

Villages closest to Vathar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vathar village had a population of 4,497. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents.

Vathar village has 2,328 males and 2,169 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vathar has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Vathar is 415539. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vathar covers 635 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Vathar falls under Karad tehsil of Satara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Vathar is Targaon, about 4.1 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 Vathar.

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

Vathar is in Karad tehsil of Satara district. Targaon is about 4.1 km away. Koregaon is about 19 km away. Karad is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.