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About Tapowan Village

Tapowan is a large village in Aundha tehsil, in the district of Hingoli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,587, made up of 1,315 males and 1,272 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 485.8 hectares hectares.

Tapowan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tapowan village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Hingoli
Tehsil Aundha
Area (hectares) 485.8 hectares
Population 2,587
Male Population 1,315
Female Population 1,272
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tapowan compares

By the 2011 count Tapowan is the 11th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,535 residents. Its 485.8 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 939.

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 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 Tapowan from other places

Tapowan lies about 32 km from Hingoli, and the nearest railway station is Kekatumar, about 6.2 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
Nearest railway station Kekatumar 6.2 km
Nearest town Wāshīm 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Aundha 32 km
District headquarters Hingoli 32 km

Villages closest to Tapowan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Aundha 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 2,587. That makes it the 11th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,535 residents.

Tapowan village has 1,315 males and 1,272 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tapowan has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 939.

Tapowan covers 485.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tapowan falls under Aundha tehsil of Hingoli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Tapowan is Kekatumar, about 6.2 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 Tapowan.

Tapowan is about 32 km from Hingoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tapowan is in Aundha tehsil of Hingoli district. Kekatumar is about 6.2 km away. Wāshīm is about 16 km away. Aundha is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ukhali (12 km), Wadad (16 km) and Daudgaon (17 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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