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About Watrap Village

Watrap is a large village in Srivilliputhur tehsil, in the district of Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,875, made up of 1,909 males and 1,966 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2604.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 626132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Watrap Overview

Census 2011 figures for Watrap village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Virudhunagar
Tehsil Srivilliputhur
Pincode 626132
Area (hectares) 2604.07 hectares
Population 3,875
Male Population 1,909
Female Population 1,966
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Watrap compares

By the 2011 count Watrap is the 12th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,114 residents. Its 2604.07 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Watrap

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

Watrap lies about 38 km from Virudhunagar, and the nearest railway station is Srivilliputtur, about 15 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 Watrap
Tehsil headquarters Srivilliputhur 14 km
Nearest railway station Srivilliputtur 15 km
District headquarters Virudhunagar 38 km

Villages closest to Watrap

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Watrap village had a population of 3,875. That makes it the 12th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,114 residents.

Watrap village has 1,909 males and 1,966 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Watrap has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Watrap is 626132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Watrap covers 2604.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Watrap falls under Srivilliputhur tehsil of Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Watrap is Srivilliputtur, about 15 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 village for Watrap.

Watrap is about 38 km from Virudhunagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Watrap is in Srivilliputhur tehsil of Virudhunagar district. Srivilliputhur is about 14 km away. Srivilliputtur is about 15 km away. Virudhunagar is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pudupatti R F (2.3 km), Maharajapuram (3.6 km) and Khansabpuram (4.0 km).

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

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