Vatul (village)

Last updated April 08, 2019

Vatul is a village in the State of Maharashtra in India with a population 1349-Male-657-Females-692 (census 2011). 339 houses are in Vatul village. Child population - 124-Male-64-Female-60. Schedule Caste - 91-Male-45-Female-46. Schedule Tribe - 3-Male-2-Female-1. Literacy - 85.39%-Male-94.60%-Female-76.74%. The closest tourism destination to Vatul is Ratnagiri. Other close by tourism destinations include Panhala, Dajipur and Kunkeshwar. The nearest major railway station to Vatul is Ratnagiri (RN) which is at a distance of 23.3 kilometres. The nearest airport is at Goa which is at a distance of 154 kilometres.

Maharashtra is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan plateau. It is the second-most populous state and third-largest state by area in India. Spread over 307,713 km² (118,809 sq mi), it is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, the Indian states of Karnataka and Goa to the south, Telangana and Chhattisgarh to the east, Gujarat and Dadra and Nagar Haveli to the north west, and Madhya Pradesh to the north. It is also the world's second-most populous subnational entity. It was formed by merging the western and south-western parts of the Bombay State, Berar and Vidarbha, and the north-western parts of the Hyderabad State and splitting Saurashtra by the States Reorganisation Act. It has over 112 million inhabitants and its capital, Mumbai, has a population around 18 million making it the most populous urban area in India. Nagpur hosts the winter session of the state legislature. Pune is known as 'Oxford of the East' due to the presence of several well-known educational institutions.

India, also known as the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh largest country by area and with more than 1.3 billion people, it is the second most populous country as well as the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the northeast; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives, while its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia.

Ratnagiri is a port city on the Arabian Sea coast in Ratnagiri District in the southwestern part of Maharashtra, India. The district is a part of Konkan division of Maharashtra. It is world famous for alphonso mango as it got GI tag by ministry of commerce of goverment of india in the year 2018 and also for kokum it also got GI tag.

Climate

Vatul has distinct seasons, with significant variations in temperature throughout the year. October, March, April and May are the hottest months of the year in Vatul. The temperatures reach their highest in the month of October. November, January, February are the pleasant months of the year, with temperatures reaching their lowest in November. It rains heavily in the month of July, August and September.

Houses

In Vatul, houses are nestled amidst the trees and the paddy fields. There is abundant land available to build upon and yet, the houses lie snugly next to each other. The roofs are built in timber understructure with mangalore tiles. The walls are in brick and verandahs are created with brick arches that offer structural support. The plan of the house is primarily square. The square tiled roof is seen as a common element throughout the Vatul.

Temples

Swayambhu Mahadeo Mandir
Adhisthi Devi & Ravalnath Mandir
Pavana Devi & Jakadevi Mandir
Vitthal Rukmini tample at kadekar vadi
Shri Dev Gango Akari Mandir
Shantidutt BUDHA VIHAR at WALANJU VADI

Schools and colleges

AADARSH VIDYAMANDIR & Jr.College

Languages spoken

Most of the populace speaks Marathi and Hindi. English is spoken by some, and a few people are fluent in English.

Cooperative Society

Vatul Gram Seva Sangh Sahakari Patpedi Ltd. Estd. 1945 Reg.No.9028 (वाटुळ ग्राम सेवा संघ सहकारी पतपेढी मर्यादीत)

External links

Vatul Homepage

Coordinates: 16°45′N73°36′E / 16.750°N 73.600°E / 16.750; 73.600

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