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About Bhanapur Village

Bhanapur is a mid sized village in Vikramgad tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,090, made up of 542 males and 548 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 258 hectares hectares.

Bhanapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhanapur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Vikramgad
Area (hectares) 258 hectares
Population 1,090
Male Population 542
Female Population 548
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhanapur compares

By the 2011 count Bhanapur is the 49th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,418 residents. Its 258 hectares work out to about 4.2 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 1011.

Getting to Bhanapur

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

Bhanapur lies about 73 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Vangaon, about 18 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 Bhanapur
Nearest railway station Vangaon 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Vikramgad 18 km
Nearest town Boisar 19 km
District headquarters Thane 73 km

Villages closest to Bhanapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhanapur village had a population of 1,090. That makes it the 49th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,418 residents.

Bhanapur village has 542 males and 548 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhanapur has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1011.

Bhanapur covers 258 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhanapur falls under Vikramgad tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bhanapur is Vangaon, about 18 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 Bhanapur.

Bhanapur is about 73 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhanapur is in Vikramgad tehsil of Thane district. Vangaon is about 18 km away. Vikramgad is about 18 km away. Boisar is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tetawali (2.0 km), Dadade (10 km) and Sakhare (14 km).

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

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