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- LGD code
- 600888
- Pincode
- 584120
- Post office
- Kowthal
- Population
- 1,823
- Households
- 350
- Literacy rate
- 47.4%
- Sex ratio
- 1003 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,049
- Distance to district centre
- 17 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 39 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 360 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 233 km
- Nearest railway station
- Sindhanur · 38 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Goverment Hospital Thoranadinni · 8 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Watgal compares
By population, Watgal ranks #25 of 144 villages in Maski mandal.
Literacy rate
%
47.4%
−3.8% vs mandal average
- Watgal
- 47.4%
- Maski mandal
- 51.2%
- Raichur district
- 50.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,003
+10 vs mandal average
- Watgal
- 1,003
- Maski mandal
- 993
Household size
people per home
5.2
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Watgal
- 5.2
- Maski mandal
- 5.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Watgal at a glance
Watgal is a village of 1,823 people in 350 households (Census 2011) in Maski taluk, Raichur district, Karnataka, the 25th-largest of 144 villages in Maski taluk. Literacy is 47%, 4 points below the taluk average of 51% and the sex ratio is 1,003 women per 1,000 men. It lies 17 km from the Raichur district centre, 19 km from Maski, the nearest town, 38 km from Sindhanur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 584120, served by Kowthal post office; the LGD village code is 600888. The nearest hospital or health centre is Goverment Hospital Thoranadinni, 8 km away. The village votes in Lingsugur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Manappa D Vajjal. The population is estimated at 2,070 in 2026, up 14% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Vatagal →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watgal · this village | 1,823 | 47% | — |
| Anwari · Lingsugur | 5,365 | 35% | 6.6 km N |
| Hussainpura · Pavagada | 1,285 | 41% | 7.4 km NE |
| Hussainpura · Chintamani | 512 | 49% | 7.4 km NE |
| Chikkadinni · Maski | 1,585 | 49% | 9.9 km SE |
| Hiredinni · Maski | 2,828 | 48% | 10.2 km SE |
| Atnur · Sirwar | 4,686 | 47% | 10.7 km N |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Watgal
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- LINGSUGUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 35
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 80
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 65
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- AMEENGAD
- Total area (ha)
- 2,888.8
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 126.27
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Watgal
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Watgal
- LGD code
- 600888
- Pincode
- 584120
- Post office
- Kowthal
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,823
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,070
- Households
- 350
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1003
- Literacy rate
- 47.4%
- Coordinates
- 16.10270°N, 76.75330°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Raichur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Lingsugur
- Member of Parliament
- G Kumar Naik
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Manappa D Vajjal
- Block / Mandal
- Maski
Getting there
How to reach Watgal
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bengaluru360 kmcapital
- Hyderabad233 km
- Chennai506 km
- Mumbai527 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationSindhanur38 km
- Bus stopHutti Bus Station14 km
- Hospital / PHCGoverment Hospital Thoranadinni8 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India4 km
- CollegePre-University College14 km
- Police stationHutti Police Station15 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 584120
Villages near Watgal
Other villages in Maski mandal
View all 60+ →- Maski
- Balganur
- Medikinhal
- Sante-Kellur
- Pamankallur
- Toran Dinni
- Mattur
- Hiredinni
- Jakker-Madu
- Malladgudda
- Halapur
- Ameengad
- Maraldinni
- Goudanbhavi
- Kholabal
- Hadagali
- Hanchinhal (U)
- Ankusadoddi
- Buddinni
- Myadarnal
- Markamdinni
- Desai-Bhogapur
- Hanpanhal
- Gonhal
- Udbal (Umli)
- Advibhavi(Maski)
- Bhogapur
- Kanoor
- Basapur
- Hasamakal
- Naraga Benchi
- Gonwar
- Kunikellur
- Deensamudra
- Timmapur
- Chikkadinni
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)