# Watrana Village, Gondpipri, Chandrapur (Maharashtra)

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Village · Gondpipri, Chandrapur 

# Watrana

Watrana is a village in Gondpipri sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **326 people in 98 households**, the 75th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.

- 326people (2011)
- 98households
- 73.0%literacy
- 929females per 1,000 males

## Watrana PIN code and other codes

Watrana falls in Gondpipri sub-district, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockGondpipri
- Census village code541898

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

## How far is Watrana from nearby towns?

- Gondpipri (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Chandrapur (district HQ)63 km by road
- Ballarpur (nearest town)45 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 Watrana?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Watrana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gondpimpri
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Gondpimpri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chandrapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 20 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 Watrana known for?

About 64% of the 142 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 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 Watrana

Of every 100 households in Watrana in 2011, 78 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Watrana · ■ Gondpipri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**68%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**38%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**91%

Use banking services ****81%**

**64%

Television ****13%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****68%**

**48%

Own their home ****93%**

**92%

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 Watrana?

■ Watrana · ■ Gondpipri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.0%**

**70.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****640**

**1006

Working population ****27.9%**

**57.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.3% for men and 62.4% for women. 43% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 11 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (15%) · **■** Other work 6 (7%) · **■** Marginal 60 (66%)

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 Gondpipri

- Mangal Peth346 people
- Wamanpalli345 people
- Korambi342 people
- Chiwandha341 people
- Undirgaon Ryt.317 people
- Sarandi294 people
- Sakmur280 people
- Chak Talodhi257 people

[All 97 villages in Gondpipri](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/gondpipri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Watrana from Chandrapur?63 km by road
- What is the population of Watrana?326 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Watrana in?Chandrapur district (Gondpipri sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Watrana?73.0% (Census 2011)