About Wathar Village

Wathar is a large village in Phaltan tehsil, in the district of Satara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,954, made up of 2,013 males and 1,941 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2141 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415523, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wathar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wathar village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Satara
Tehsil	Phaltan
Pincode	415523
Area (hectares)	2141 hectares
Population	3,954
Male Population	2,013
Female Population	1,941
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	964
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Wathar compares

By the 2011 count Wathar is the 19th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,304 residents. Its 2141 hectares work out to about 1.8 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, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Wathar

Wathar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Wathar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Wathar from other places

Wathar lies about 27 km from Satara, and the nearest railway station is Wathar, about under 2 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 Wathar
Nearest railway station	Wathar	under 2 km
Nearest town	Koregaon	20 km
District headquarters	Satara	27 km
Tehsil headquarters	Phaltan	33 km

Villages closest to Wathar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Wathar village had a population of 3,954. That makes it the 19th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,304 residents.

Wathar village has 2,013 males and 1,941 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wathar has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Wathar is 415523. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Wathar covers 2141 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Wathar falls under Phaltan tehsil of Satara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wathar is Wathar, about under 2 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 5 - 10 km distance for Wathar.

Wathar is about 27 km from Satara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wathar is in Phaltan tehsil of Satara district. Wathar is about under 2 km away. Koregaon is about 20 km away. Satara is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.