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Watephal

Nagar mandal
Pincode 414002
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Festival

Ganeshotsav

Watephal observes Ganeshotsav on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Maharashtra.

14 Sept

Ganeshotsav in Maharashtra

Called Ganeshotsav and kept for ten days. Modak is the offering, sarvajanik mandals organise the public pandals, and the main immersion is on Anant Chaturdashi.

The regional form observed across Maharashtra. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

When the idol is immersed

The idol is kept for one and a half, three, five, seven days or until Anant Chaturdashi — it is a family custom rather than a rule, and community mandapams usually keep it longest.

Kept forImmersion
One and a half daysTue, 15 September
Three daysThu, 17 September
Five daysSat, 19 September
Seven daysMon, 21 September
Anant ChaturdashiWed, 23 SeptemberThe day most community mandapams immerse
Use the designated immersion point

Many gram panchayats and municipalities set aside a pond or a marked stretch of tank for immersion. Ask at the panchayat office — it changes year to year, and a drinking-water tank or a farm pond is not an alternative.

Unpainted clay dissolves, plaster of Paris does not

A clay idol breaks down in water within hours. Plaster of Paris does not, and the paints carry heavy metals, so idols accumulate in tanks and rivers after immersion. Pollution control boards in most states now ask for clay for exactly this reason.

Someone should be watching the water, not the idol

Immersion points get crowded and the bank is slippery after the monsoon. Children go into the water at these gatherings every year. Keep one person watching the water rather than the procession.

Take the accessories home

Thermocol, plastic sheeting, cloth and metal ornaments do not belong in the tank even when the idol itself is clay. Most organised immersion points now have a collection bin at the bank for them.

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LGD code
558155
Pincode
414002
Post office
Ahmednagar Camp
Population
1,425
Households
270
Literacy rate
71.6%
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000♂
Workers
798
Distance to district centre
128 km
Distance to mandal centre
99 km
Distance to Mumbai
274 km
Distance to Hyderabad
348 km
Nearest railway station
Jeur · 33 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Dr. Sachin More Hospital · 21 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Watephal compares

By population, Watephal ranks #69 of 104 villages in Nagar mandal.

Literacy rate
%
71.6%
+1.1% vs mandal average
Watephal
71.6%
Nagar mandal
70.5%
Ahmednagar district
69.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
908
−19 vs mandal average
Watephal
908
Nagar mandal
927
Household size
people per home
5.3
+0.5 vs mandal average
Watephal
5.3
Nagar mandal
4.8

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Watephal at a glance

Watephal is a village of 1,425 people in 270 households (Census 2011) in Nagar taluka, Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra, the 69th-largest of 104 villages in Nagar taluka. Literacy is 72%, 1 points above the taluka average of 71% and the sex ratio is 908 women per 1,000 men. It lies 128 km from the Ahmednagar district centre, 16 km from Borgaon, the nearest town, 33 km from Jeur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 414002, served by Ahmednagar Camp post office; the LGD village code is 558155. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dr. Sachin More Hospital, 21 km away. The village votes in Shevgaon assembly constituency, represented by MLA Monica Rajeev Rajale. The population is estimated at 1,680 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Watephal

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Watephal

Treated tap water
Yes
Untreated tap water
Yes
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
12
Power hours (winter)
16
Primary school
2
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
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
AHMADNAGAR
Distance to nearest town (km)
25
Distance to district HQ (km)
25
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
25
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
849.55
Irrigated area (ha)
423.54
Forest area (ha)
48.64

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

Notice board · Watephal

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Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Watephal

LGD code
558155
Pincode
414002
Post office
Ahmednagar Camp
Population (Census 2011)
1,425
Population (projected 2026)
1,680
Households
270
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
908
Literacy rate
71.6%
Coordinates
18.45289°N, 75.39784°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Ahmednagar
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Shevgaon
Member of Parliament
Nilesh Lanke
Member of Legislative Assembly
Monica Rajeev Rajale
Block / Mandal
Nagar
Getting there

How to reach Watephal

Mandal centre
Nagar · ≈ 99 km
≈ 3 h 23 min by car · 4 h by bike
Directions
District centre
Ahmednagar · ≈ 128 km
≈ 4 h 22 min by car · 5 h 11 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,229 people
Borgaon · ≈ 16 km
≈ 33 min by car · 39 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Mumbai274 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad348 km
  • Bengaluru653 km
  • Chennai793 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationJeur33 km
  • Bus stopSade Bus Stop23 km
  • Hospital / PHCDr. Sachin More Hospital21 km
  • ATM / bankBOI23 km
  • CollegeITI COLLEGE INDAPUR54 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-05-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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