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About Bhopala Village

Bhopala is a mid sized village in Naigaon tehsil, in the district of Nanded, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,572, made up of 822 males and 750 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 446.64 hectares hectares.

Bhopala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhopala village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nanded
Tehsil Naigaon
Area (hectares) 446.64 hectares
Population 1,572
Male Population 822
Female Population 750
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhopala compares

By the 2011 count Bhopala is the 47th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,114 residents. Its 446.64 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 948.

Getting to Bhopala

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

Bhopala lies about 53 km from Nanded, and the nearest railway station is Chikna, about 29 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 Bhopala
Tehsil headquarters Naigaon 12 km
Nearest town Mukher 21 km
Nearest railway station Chikna 29 km
District headquarters Nanded 53 km

Villages closest to Bhopala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhopala village had a population of 1,572. That makes it the 47th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,114 residents.

Bhopala village has 822 males and 750 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhopala has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

Bhopala covers 446.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhopala falls under Naigaon tehsil of Nanded district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bhopala is Chikna, about 29 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 km distance for Bhopala.

Bhopala is about 53 km from Nanded in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhopala is in Naigaon tehsil of Nanded district. Naigaon is about 12 km away. Mukher is about 21 km away. Chikna is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Takli Bk (under 2 km), Dhuppa (2.1 km) and Kuncholi (3.7 km).

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

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