Wathar

Wathar also known as Wathar Station is a town in Koregaon taluka of Satara district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is located on NH-965D and Pune-Miraj-Londa Railway Line. This town comes under Phaltan Assembly constituency and Madha Lok Sabha constituency. Wathar has a population of about 5393.^[1]

Wathar
Town
Wathar Railway Station
Wathar Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 17.8903553°N 74.138383°E / 17.8903553; 74.138383
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Satara
Taluka	Koregaon
Government
• Body	Gram Panchayat
Elevation	803 m (2,635 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	5,393
• Literacy	80.40%
Demonym(s)	Watharkar, Satarkar
Languages
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Pin Code	415524
Telephone Code	02371
Vehicle registration	MH-11
Major Highways	NH-965D

Geography

Wathar is located in northern side of Koregaon taluka. It is 26 km away from Satara, district headquarters. Mahabaleshwar Hill station is 68 km away from Wathar. Passengers leave the train here for Mahabaleshwar.^[2]

In popular culture

Wathar railway station in Satara district is one of the preferred location for shoots. This town is a major contributor to the revenue of the Indian Central Railway Zone for shooting films and commercial advertisements.^[3][4]

List of some movies and commercial shot in Wathar

Sr.No.	Movie/Commercial shot	Year
1.	Gori Tere Pyaar Mein	2013
2.	Zila Ghaziabad	2013
3.	Gunday	2014[5]
4.	Jigariyaa	2014
5.	Cola Advertisement	2018[6]
6.	Dabangg 3	2019[7]

Transportation

Wathar is well connected by road and rail transportation. MSRTC buses are available from Wathar to Satara, Karad, Koregaon, Lalgun, Phaltan, Wai, Pune, Mumbai, etc. It is also connected to Pune and Miraj by Pune-Miraj-Londa Railway Line of Indian Central Railway Zone.
Trains available from Wathar Railway Station:

• Sahyadri Express
• Koyna Express
• Maharashtra Express
• Satara-Pune Passenger^[8]