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About Tarapur Village

Tarapur is a mid sized village in Nawapur tehsil, in the district of Nandurbar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,719, made up of 854 males and 865 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 300.46 hectares hectares.

Tarapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tarapur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nandurbar
Tehsil Nawapur
Area (hectares) 300.46 hectares
Population 1,719
Male Population 854
Female Population 865
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Tarapur compares

By the 2011 count Tarapur is the 36th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,476 residents. Its 300.46 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Tarapur

Tarapur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Tarapur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tarapur from other places

Tarapur lies about 32 km from Nandurbar, and the nearest railway station is Khatgaon, about 2.4 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 Tarapur
Nearest railway station Khatgaon 2.4 km
Nearest town Navāpur 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawapur 32 km
District headquarters Nandurbar 32 km

Villages closest to Tarapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tarapur village had a population of 1,719. That makes it the 36th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,476 residents.

Tarapur village has 854 males and 865 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarapur has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

Tarapur covers 300.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tarapur falls under Nawapur tehsil of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Tarapur is Khatgaon, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Tarapur.

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

Tarapur is in Nawapur tehsil of Nandurbar district. Khatgaon is about 2.4 km away. Navāpur is about 20 km away. Nawapur 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 Kadwan (1.8 km), Khatgaon (2.2 km) and Vadphali (2.3 km).

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

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