# Watangi Village, Ajra, Kolhapur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Ajra, Kolhapur 

# Watangi

Watangi is a village in Ajra sub-district of Kolhapur district, Maharashtra, PIN code **416504**. The 2011 Census counted **2,035 people in 523 households**, the 6th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 2,035people (2011)
- 523households
- 70.5%literacy
- 416504PIN code

## Watangi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Watangi is 416504.** Watangi falls in Ajra sub-district, Kolhapur district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code416504
- Community development blockAjra
- Census village code567952

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

## How far is Watangi from nearby towns?

- Ajra (sub-district HQ)31 km by road
- Kolhapur (district HQ)101 km by road
- Gadhinglaj (nearest town)10 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 Watangi?

21 services counted by the Census are inside Watangi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ajra
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Ajra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadhinglaj
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Watangi known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ragi and groundnut**. About 79% of the 909 hectares of village land is sown, and 644 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 Watangi

Of every 100 households in Watangi in 2011, 95 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Watangi · ■ Ajra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**4%

Tap water ****99%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****91%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%**

**75%

Use banking services ****83%**

**80%

Television ****49%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**16%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****17%**

**22%

Own their home ****95%**

**94%

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 Watangi?

■ Watangi · ■ Ajra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.5%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1195**

**1121

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1071**

**933

Working population ****57.1%**

**55.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.9% for men and 61.2% for women. 59% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 849 (73%) · **■** Farm labourers 148 (13%) · **■** Household industry 26 (2%) · **■** Other work 132 (11%) · **■** Marginal 6 (1%)

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 Ajra

- Bahirewadi3,446 people
- Bhadawan3,107 people
- Madilage2,840 people
- Pernoli2,265 people
- Gajargaon2,031 people
- Dhamane2,024 people
- Kolindre1,973 people
- Kine1,902 people

[All 99 villages in Ajra](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/kolhapur/ajra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Watangi?416504
- How far is Watangi from Kolhapur?101 km by road
- What is the population of Watangi?2,035 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Watangi in?Kolhapur district (Ajra sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Watangi?70.5% (Census 2011)