Watad, Ratnagiri

Watad (वाटद) is a village and Village Panchayat of the Ratnagiri Taluka in Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra, which falls under Ratnagiri block. It belongs to Ratnagiri - Sindhudurg parliament constituency and Ratnagiri assembly constituency. Mr Anil Govind Pawar is the President of Watad Village Panchayat, who can be contacted at email address ap26061965@gmail.com and mobile number 93595xxx29. The Panchayat landline number is 02357-24**01. The Secretary is Mr Rajkumar Piraji Prakshale , who can be reached at email address rajkumarprakshale74@gmail.com and mobile number 96737xxx76. The Panchayat address is Grampanchayat Watad, Watad Paratavane, Watad -Miravane Road, Pincode - 415613. You can reach there by taking a bus till Khandala Bus Stop which is around 3 km away. The Panchayat has homestay option.

As on November 2024, the current population of Watad is 4.2 thousands out of which 1.9 thousands are males and rest 2.3 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1185 females per 1000 males. There are around 376 teenagers in Watad. It has literacy rate of 76% which means around 3.2 thousands persons can read and write. Total 590 people belonging to scheduled caste and 24 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 1 thousands households in Watad, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 2 thousands. The pincode of Watad is 415613 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Saitavada Sub Post office
• Tavsal Branch Post office
• Watad Branch Post office
• Kudali Branch Post office
• Jambhari Branch Post office

Schools

Watad has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Khandala English Medium School Watad Khandala
• Zilla Parishad Primary School Watad Khandala
• Zilla Parishad Primary School Watad Kawathewadi
• Zilla Parishad Primary School Watad Dhopatwadi
• Zilla Parishad Primary School Watad Raywadi

Hospitals

Watad has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Padave Sub-Center
• Jambhari Sub-Center
• Saitawade Sub-Center
• Watad Primary Health Center
• Watad Sub-Center

Banks

Watad has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• Central Bank of India Saitawada
• Central Bank of India Watad
• Bank of Maharashtra Watad Khandala

Covered villages

Watad Village Panchayat manages total 2 villages.

• Miravane
• Watad