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About Tapowan Village

Tapowan is a small village in Sengaon tehsil, in the district of Hingoli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 363, made up of 189 males and 174 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 175 hectares hectares.

Tapowan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tapowan village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Hingoli
Tehsil Sengaon
Area (hectares) 175 hectares
Population 363
Male Population 189
Female Population 174
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
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 117th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents. Its 175 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Tapowan

Tapowan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tapowan as Available within <5 km distance. 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 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 Sengaon 28 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 Sengaon 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 363. That makes it the 117th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents.

Tapowan village has 189 males and 174 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tapowan has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 939.

Tapowan covers 175 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tapowan falls under Sengaon 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 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 Sengaon tehsil of Hingoli district. Kekatumar is about 6.2 km away. Wāshīm is about 16 km away. Sengaon 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 Bhagwati (1.8 km), Garkheda (1.9 km) and Kadoli (3.2 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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