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About Bawapur Village

Bawapur is a small village in Samudrapur tehsil, in the district of Wardha, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 370, made up of 184 males and 186 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173.6 hectares hectares.

Bawapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bawapur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Wardha
Tehsil Samudrapur
Area (hectares) 173.6 hectares
Population 370
Male Population 184
Female Population 186
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 Bawapur compares

By the 2011 count Bawapur is the 100th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 724 residents. Its 173.6 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Bawapur

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

Bawapur lies about 25 km from Wardha, and the nearest railway station is Tuljapur, about 12 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 Bawapur
Nearest railway station Tuljapur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Samudrapur 15 km
Nearest town Hinganghāt 17 km
District headquarters Wardha 25 km

Villages closest to Bawapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bawapur village had a population of 370. That makes it the 100th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 724 residents.

Bawapur village has 184 males and 186 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bawapur has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Bawapur covers 173.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bawapur falls under Samudrapur tehsil of Wardha district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bawapur is Tuljapur, about 12 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 Bawapur.

Bawapur is about 25 km from Wardha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bawapur is in Samudrapur tehsil of Wardha district. Tuljapur is about 12 km away. Samudrapur is about 15 km away. Hinganghāt is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jejuri (under 2 km), Derda (under 2 km) and Dhanoli (1.6 km).

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

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