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About Wadetar Village

Wadetar is a small village in Devgad tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 293, made up of 131 males and 162 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,237 females per 1000 males. The village covers 327 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416805, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wadetar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wadetar village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Devgad
Pincode 416805
Area (hectares) 327 hectares
Population 293
Male Population 131
Female Population 162
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,237
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wadetar compares

By the 2011 count Wadetar is the 91st largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,234 residents. Its 327 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1073.

Getting to Wadetar

Wadetar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Wadetar as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Wadetar from other places

Wadetar lies about 76 km from Sindhudurg, and the nearest railway station is Kharepatan Road, 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 Wadetar
Tehsil headquarters Devgad 4.8 km
Nearest railway station Kharepatan Road 33 km
Nearest town Ratnagiri 66 km
District headquarters Sindhudurg 76 km

Villages closest to Wadetar

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

Common questions about Wadetar

As per the Census of India 2011, Wadetar village had a population of 293. That makes it the 91st largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,234 residents.

Wadetar village has 131 males and 162 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wadetar has about 1237 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1073.

The pincode recorded for Wadetar is 416805. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Wadetar covers 327 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Wadetar falls under Devgad tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wadetar is Kharepatan Road, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Wadetar.

Wadetar is about 76 km from Sindhudurg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wadetar is in Devgad tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Devgad is about 4.8 km away. Kharepatan Road is about 33 km away. Ratnagiri is about 66 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamsande (3.3 km), Pural (4.5 km) and Devgad (4.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Wadetar today is likely to be higher.

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