# Watkhale Village, Junnar, Pune (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Junnar, Pune 

# Watkhale

Watkhale is a village in Junnar sub-district of Pune district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **679 people in 134 households**, the 148th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.4%.

- 679people (2011)
- 134households
- 83.9%literacy
- 997females per 1,000 males

## Watkhale PIN code and other codes

Watkhale falls in Junnar sub-district, Pune district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockJunnar
- Census village code555249

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

## How far is Watkhale from nearby towns?

- Junnar (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Pune (district HQ)108 km by road
- Junnar (nearest town)14 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 Watkhale?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Watkhale; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Madh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Junnar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Manikkoh
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ 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 wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 15 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 Watkhale known for?

About 31% of the 630 hectares of village land is sown, and 188 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 Watkhale

Of every 100 households in Watkhale in 2011, 68 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Watkhale · ■ Junnar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**24%

Tap water ****1%**

**44%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**55%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**42%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**54%

Use banking services ****82%**

**75%

Television ****43%**

**52%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**32%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**5%

None of these assets ****28%**

**19%

Own their home ****98%**

**81%

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 Watkhale?

■ Watkhale · ■ Junnar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.9%**

**83.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1128**

**885

Working population ****60.2%**

**53.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.4% for men and 74.2% for women. 61% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 286 (70%) · **■** Farm labourers 86 (21%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 17 (4%) · **■** Marginal 17 (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 Junnar

- Pangari Tarf Otur701 people
- Bagadwadi699 people
- Bhorwadi688 people
- Mankeshwar681 people
- Netwad669 people
- Tambewadi667 people
- Khubi630 people
- Bhivade Bk.626 people

[All 183 villages in Junnar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/pune/junnar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Watkhale from Pune?108 km by road
- What is the population of Watkhale?679 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Watkhale in?Pune district (Junnar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Watkhale?83.9% (Census 2011)