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About Delap Village

Delap is a small village in Mehkar tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 18, made up of 9 males and 9 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 534.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493309, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Delap Overview

Census 2011 figures for Delap village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Mehkar
Pincode 493309
Area (hectares) 534.85 hectares
Population 18
Male Population 9
Female Population 9
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Delap compares

By the 2011 count Delap is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents. Its 534.85 hectares work out to about 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Delap

Delap is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Delap as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Delap from other places

Delap lies about 46 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Khamgaon, about 40 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 Delap
Tehsil headquarters Mehkar 22 km
Nearest railway station Khamgaon 40 km
District headquarters Buldana 46 km

Villages closest to Delap

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mehkar 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 Delap

As per the Census of India 2011, Delap village had a population of 18. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents.

Delap village has 9 males and 9 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Delap has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Delap is 493309. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Delap covers 534.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Delap falls under Mehkar tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Delap is Khamgaon, about 40 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 5 - 10 km distance for Delap.

Delap is about 46 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Delap is in Mehkar tehsil of Buldana district. Mehkar is about 22 km away. Khamgaon is about 40 km away. Buldana is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Uti (1.8 km), Paradi (2.2 km) and Gomedhar (3.2 km).

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

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