# Watkhed Village, Ralegaon, Yavatmal (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Ralegaon, Yavatmal 

# Watkhed

Watkhed is a village in Ralegaon sub-district of Yavatmal district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **776 people in 205 households**, the 49th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.3%.

- 776people (2011)
- 205households
- 84.4%literacy
- 879females per 1,000 males

## Watkhed PIN code and other codes

Watkhed falls in Ralegaon sub-district, Yavatmal district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockRalegaon
- Census village code543577

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

## How far is Watkhed from nearby towns?

- Ralegaon (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Yavatmal (district HQ)37 km by road
- Yavatmal (nearest town)37 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 Watkhed?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Watkhed; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Watkhed
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Watkhed
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Watkhed
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Watkhed known for?

About 79% of the 433 hectares of village land is sown, and 329 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 Watkhed

Of every 100 households in Watkhed in 2011, 76 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Watkhed · ■ Ralegaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**75%

Tap water ****1%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**13%

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

**86%

Use banking services ****71%**

**61%

Television ****35%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**41%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Watkhed?

■ Watkhed · ■ Ralegaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.4%**

**83.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****879**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**928

Working population ****57.3%**

**55.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.6% for men and 76.4% for women. 63% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 76 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 263 (59%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 58 (13%) · **■** Marginal 45 (10%)

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 Ralegaon

- Deodhari800 people
- Pimpalgaon793 people
- Sonurli791 people
- Pimpari789 people
- Khadki768 people
- Tejani745 people
- Umarvihir728 people
- Bhamb717 people

[All 133 villages in Ralegaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/yavatmal/ralegaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Watkhed from Yavatmal?37 km by road
- What is the population of Watkhed?776 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Watkhed in?Yavatmal district (Ralegaon sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Watkhed?84.4% (Census 2011)