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About Tapowan Village

Tapowan is a mid sized village in Motala tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 969, made up of 500 males and 469 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 537.19 hectares hectares.

Tapowan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tapowan village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Motala
Area (hectares) 537.19 hectares
Population 969
Male Population 500
Female Population 469
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tapowan compares

By the 2011 count Tapowan is the 62nd largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,537 residents. Its 537.19 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Tapowan

Tapowan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tapowan 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 Tapowan from other places

Tapowan lies about 18 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Kolhadi, about 26 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 Tapowan
Tehsil headquarters Motala 13 km
District headquarters Buldana 18 km
Nearest town Buldāna 18 km
Nearest railway station Kolhadi 26 km

Villages closest to Tapowan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tapowan village had a population of 969. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,537 residents.

Tapowan village has 500 males and 469 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tapowan has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Tapowan covers 537.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tapowan falls under Motala tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Tapowan is Kolhadi, about 26 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 Tapowan.

Tapowan is about 18 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tapowan is in Motala tehsil of Buldana district. Motala is about 13 km away. Buldana is about 18 km away. Buldāna is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalegaon Pr Rohinkhed (under 2 km), Thad (2.2 km) and Fardapur (3.0 km).

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

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