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About Zap Village

Zap is a large village in Jawhar tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,308, made up of 1,134 males and 1,174 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 927.14 hectares hectares.

Zap Overview

Census 2011 figures for Zap village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Jawhar
Area (hectares) 927.14 hectares
Population 2,308
Male Population 1,134
Female Population 1,174
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,035
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Zap compares

By the 2011 count Zap is the 8th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,189 residents. Its 927.14 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 1035.

Getting to Zap

Zap is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Zap 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. The nearest villages by name are Vavar, Vijaynagar, Wadoli and Walwande. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Zap

As per the Census of India 2011, Zap village had a population of 2,308. That makes it the 8th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,189 residents.

Zap village has 1,134 males and 1,174 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Zap has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1035.

Zap covers 927.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Zap falls under Jawhar tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Zap notes the nearest railway station 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 Zap.

Zap is in Jawhar tehsil of Thane district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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