# Watekasa Village, Lanji, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Lanji, Balaghat 

# Watekasa

Watekasa is a village in Lanji sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,191 people in 270 households**, the 64th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.6%.

- 1,191people (2011)
- 270households
- 75.4%literacy
- 1,043females per 1,000 males

## Watekasa PIN code and other codes

Watekasa falls in Lanji sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockLanji
- Census village code498531

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Watekasa from nearby towns?

- Lanji (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)73 km by road
- Lanji (nearest town)12 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Watekasa?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Watekasa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhela
- ○Degree college10+ km · Lanji
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kirnapur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Watekasa known for?

The main crops are **dhan, wheat and chana**. About 76% of the 237 hectares of village land is sown, and 171 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Watekasa

Of every 100 households in Watekasa in 2011, 76 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Watekasa · ■ Lanji rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**15%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****30%**

**25%

Television ****16%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**23%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Watekasa?

■ Watekasa · ■ Lanji rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.4%**

**77.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1043**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****844**

**987

Working population ****57.0%**

**59.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.6% for men and 65.0% for women. 59% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 134 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 368 (54%) · **■** Other work 43 (6%) · **■** Marginal 134 (20%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Lanji

- Ghansa1,256 people
- Harradehi1,252 people
- Dorli1,233 people
- Awa1,199 people
- Benegaon1,188 people
- Phophsa1,152 people
- Siregaon1,137 people
- Khajari1,132 people

[All 162 villages in Lanji](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/lanji/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Watekasa from Balaghat?73 km by road
- What is the population of Watekasa?1,191 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Watekasa in?Balaghat district (Lanji sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Watekasa?75.4% (Census 2011)