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About Babapur Village

Babapur is a small village in Jiwati tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 187, made up of 93 males and 94 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 278.98 hectares hectares.

Babapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Babapur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Jiwati
Area (hectares) 278.98 hectares
Population 187
Male Population 93
Female Population 94
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Babapur compares

By the 2011 count Babapur is the 76th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 740 residents. Its 278.98 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 971.

Getting to Babapur

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

Babapur lies about 54 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Ralapet, about 28 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 Babapur
Nearest town Asifābād 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Jiwati 22 km
Nearest railway station Ralapet 28 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 54 km

Villages closest to Babapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Babapur village had a population of 187. That makes it the 76th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 740 residents.

Babapur village has 93 males and 94 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Babapur has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Babapur covers 278.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Babapur falls under Jiwati tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Babapur is Ralapet, about 28 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 Babapur.

Babapur is about 54 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Babapur is in Jiwati tehsil of Chandrapur district. Asifābād is about 15 km away. Jiwati is about 22 km away. Ralapet is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shed Wahi (2.0 km), Shedwahi (2.0 km) and Jabhuldhara (5.6 km).

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

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