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Watul Population - Ratnagiri, Maharashtra

Watul is a medium size village located in Rajapur Taluka of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra with total 339 families residing. The Watul village has population of 1349 of which 657 are males while 692 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Watul village population of children with age 0-6 is 124 which makes up 9.19 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Watul village is 1053 which is higher than Maharashtra state average of 929. Child Sex Ratio for the Watul as per census is 938, higher than Maharashtra average of 894.

Watul village has higher literacy rate compared to Maharashtra. In 2011, literacy rate of Watul village was 85.39 % compared to 82.34 % of Maharashtra. In Watul Male literacy stands at 94.60 % while female literacy rate was 76.74 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Watul village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Watul village.

Watul Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 339 - -
Population 1,349 657 692
Child (0-6) 124 64 60
Schedule Caste 91 45 46
Schedule Tribe 3 2 1
Literacy 85.39 % 94.60 % 76.74 %
Total Workers 708 392 316
Main Worker 620 - -
Marginal Worker 88 28 60

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.75 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.22 % of total population in Watul village.

Work Profile

In Watul village out of total population, 708 were engaged in work activities. 87.57 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.43 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 708 workers engaged in Main Work, 351 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 93 were Agricultural labourer.