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About Watkhed Bk Village

Watkhed Bk is a mid sized village in Babulgaon tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,287, made up of 673 males and 614 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 812.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 445101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Watkhed Bk Overview

Census 2011 figures for Watkhed Bk village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Yavatmal
Tehsil Babulgaon
Pincode 445101
Area (hectares) 812.53 hectares
Population 1,287
Male Population 673
Female Population 614
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Watkhed Bk compares

By the 2011 count Watkhed Bk is the 19th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 837 residents. Its 812.53 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Watkhed Bk

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

Watkhed Bk lies about 23 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Pulgaon Junction, about 19 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 Watkhed Bk
Tehsil headquarters Babulgaon 6.3 km
Nearest town Pulgaon 19 km
Nearest railway station Pulgaon Junction 19 km
District headquarters Yavatmal 23 km

Villages closest to Watkhed Bk

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Babulgaon 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 Watkhed Bk

As per the Census of India 2011, Watkhed Bk village had a population of 1,287. That makes it the 19th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 837 residents.

Watkhed Bk village has 673 males and 614 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Watkhed Bk has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Watkhed Bk is 445101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Watkhed Bk covers 812.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Watkhed Bk falls under Babulgaon tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Watkhed Bk is Pulgaon Junction, about 19 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 Watkhed Bk.

Watkhed Bk is about 23 km from Yavatmal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Watkhed Bk is in Babulgaon tehsil of Yavatmal district. Babulgaon is about 6.3 km away. Pulgaon is about 19 km away. Pulgaon Junction is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Watkhed Kh (under 2 km), Mustabad (1.9 km) and Virkhed (2.4 km).

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

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