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- LGD code
- 545774
- Pincode
- 431542
- Post office
- Sengaon
- Population
- 2,408
- Households
- 446
- Literacy rate
- 64.2%
- Sex ratio
- 940 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,311
- Distance to district centre
- 18 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 26 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 427 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 325 km
- Nearest railway station
- Malsailu · 27 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Kawatha · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Watkali compares
By population, Watkali ranks #20 of 131 villages in Sengaon mandal.
Literacy rate
%
64.2%
−2.6% vs mandal average
- Watkali
- 64.2%
- Sengaon mandal
- 66.8%
- Hingoli district
- 67.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
940
+11 vs mandal average
- Watkali
- 940
- Sengaon mandal
- 929
Household size
people per home
5.4
+0.4 vs mandal average
- Watkali
- 5.4
- Sengaon mandal
- 5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Watkali at a glance
Watkali is a village of 2,408 people in 446 households (Census 2011) in Sengaon taluka, Hingoli district, Maharashtra, the 20th-largest of 131 villages in Sengaon taluka. Literacy is 64%, 3 points below the taluka average of 67% and the sex ratio is 940 women per 1,000 men. It lies 18 km from the Hingoli district centre, 31 km from Jafrabad, the nearest town, 27 km from Malsailu railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 431542, served by Sengaon post office; the LGD village code is 545774. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Kawatha, 4 km away. The village votes in Risod assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ameet Subhashrao Zanak. The population is estimated at 2,839 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Watkali
- Treated tap water
- No
- 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)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- Primary school
- 2
- 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
- No
- 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
- Risod
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 17
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 17
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 40
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 1,391
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 1,216.81
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Watkali
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Watkali
- LGD code
- 545774
- Pincode
- 431542
- Post office
- Sengaon
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,408
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,839
- Households
- 446
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 940
- Literacy rate
- 64.2%
- Coordinates
- 19.86378°N, 76.86081°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Akola
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Risod
- Member of Parliament
- Anup Dhotre
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Ameet Subhashrao Zanak
- Block / Mandal
- Sengaon
Getting there
How to reach Watkali
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai427 kmcapital
- Hyderabad325 km
- Bengaluru770 km
- Chennai837 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationMalsailu27 km
- Bus stopChoudharni Bk23 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Kawatha4 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, 2026-09-17
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)