# Watephal Village, Paranda, Osmanabad (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/osmanabad/paranda/watephal/ Village · Paranda, Osmanabad # Watephal Watephal is a village in Paranda sub-district of Osmanabad district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,148 people in 449 households**, the 16th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.0%. - 2,148people (2011) - 449households - 74.6%literacy - 845females per 1,000 males ## Watephal PIN code and other codes Watephal falls in Paranda sub-district, Osmanabad district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockParanda - Census village code561058 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Watephal from nearby towns? - Paranda (sub-district HQ)51 km by road - Osmanabad (district HQ)103 km by road - Paranda (nearest town)51 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 Watephal? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Watephal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn 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 - ○Degree college10+ km · Paranda - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Paranda - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 18 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 Watephal known for? About 86% of the 1,130 hectares of village land is sown, and 947 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 Watephal Of every 100 households in Watephal in 2011, 38 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Watephal · ■ Paranda rural average Electricity for lighting ****38%** **52% Toilet within the home ****12%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **85% Tap water ****25%** **35% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **31% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **94% Use banking services ****72%** **75% Television ****18%** **21% Mobile phone ****62%** **57% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****15%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****25%** **29% Own their home ****95%** **95% 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 Watephal? ■ Watephal · ■ Paranda rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.6%** **74.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****845** **896 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****736** **811 Working population ****56.1%** **54.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.6% for men and 63.0% for women. 55% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 872 (72%) · **■** Farm labourers 166 (14%) · **■** Household industry 19 (2%) · **■** Other work 95 (8%) · **■** Marginal 54 (4%) 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 Paranda - Tandul wadi2,280 people - Khasapuri2,217 people - Shelgaon2,209 people - Kukkadgaon2,149 people - Hingangaon Bk.1,979 people - Gharagaon1,961 people - Pandharewadi1,926 people - Kaundgaon1,916 people [All 96 villages in Paranda](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/osmanabad/paranda/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Watephal from Osmanabad?103 km by road - What is the population of Watephal?2,148 (Census 2011) - Which district is Watephal in?Osmanabad district (Paranda sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Watephal?74.6% (Census 2011)