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About Khapa Village

Khapa is a mid sized village in Tumsar tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 581, made up of 274 males and 307 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,120 females per 1000 males. The village covers 192 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 441907, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khapa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khapa village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Tumsar
Pincode 441907
Area (hectares) 192 hectares
Population 581
Male Population 274
Female Population 307
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,120
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khapa compares

By the 2011 count Khapa is the 95th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 192 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Khapa

Khapa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khapa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khapa from other places

Khapa lies about 23 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Tumsar Town, about 3.3 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Khapa
Tehsil headquarters Tumsar 2.7 km
Nearest railway station Tumsar Town 3.3 km
District headquarters Bhandara 23 km

Villages closest to Khapa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tumsar tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Khapa

As per the Census of India 2011, Khapa village had a population of 581. That makes it the 95th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Khapa village has 274 males and 307 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khapa has about 1120 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Khapa is 441907. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khapa covers 192 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khapa falls under Tumsar tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Khapa is Tumsar Town, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Khapa.

Khapa is about 23 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khapa is in Tumsar tehsil of Bhandara district. Tumsar is about 2.7 km away. Tumsar Town is about 3.3 km away. Bhandara is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mangali (under 2 km), Tamaswadi (2.5 km) and Paraswada (2.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Khapa today is likely to be higher.

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