About Mhapan Village

Mhapan is a mid sized village in Vengurla tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,188, made up of 589 males and 599 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 589 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mhapan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mhapan village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Sindhudurg
Tehsil	Vengurla
Pincode	416522
Area (hectares)	589 hectares
Population	1,188
Male Population	589
Female Population	599
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,017
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mhapan compares

By the 2011 count Mhapan is the 17th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 884 residents. Its 589 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Mhapan

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

Mhapan lies about 37 km from Sindhudurg, and the nearest railway station is Kudal, about 13 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 Mhapan
Tehsil headquarters	Vengurla	12 km
Nearest railway station	Kudal	13 km
Nearest town	Sāvantvādi	27 km
District headquarters	Sindhudurg	37 km

Villages closest to Mhapan

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

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Common questions about Mhapan

As per the Census of India 2011, Mhapan village had a population of 1,188. That makes it the 17th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 884 residents.

Mhapan village has 589 males and 599 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mhapan has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Mhapan is 416522. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mhapan covers 589 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mhapan falls under Vengurla tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Mhapan is Kudal, about 13 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 Mhapan.

Mhapan is about 37 km from Sindhudurg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mhapan is in Vengurla tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Vengurla is about 12 km away. Kudal is about 13 km away. Sāvantvādi is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.