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About Watwate Village

Watwate is a mid sized village in Mohol tehsil, in the district of Solapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,500, made up of 746 males and 754 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1126.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 413253, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Watwate Overview

Census 2011 figures for Watwate village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Solapur
Tehsil Mohol
Pincode 413253
Area (hectares) 1126.29 hectares
Population 1,500
Male Population 746
Female Population 754
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Watwate compares

By the 2011 count Watwate is the 70th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,747 residents. Its 1126.29 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 915.

Getting to Watwate

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

Watwate lies about 29 km from Solapur, and the nearest railway station is Mundhewadi, about 20 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 Watwate
Nearest railway station Mundhewadi 20 km
Nearest town Mangalvedha 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Mohol 27 km
District headquarters Solapur 29 km

Villages closest to Watwate

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Watwate village had a population of 1,500. That makes it the 70th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,747 residents.

Watwate village has 746 males and 754 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Watwate has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Watwate is 413253. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Watwate covers 1126.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Watwate falls under Mohol tehsil of Solapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Watwate is Mundhewadi, about 20 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 Watwate.

Watwate is about 29 km from Solapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Watwate is in Mohol tehsil of Solapur district. Mundhewadi is about 20 km away. Mangalvedha is about 24 km away. Mohol is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Yenaki (3.5 km), Jamgaon Bk (4.3 km) and Jamgaon Kh (4.3 km).

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

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