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About Bhapur Village

Bhapur is a mid sized village in Risod tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,252, made up of 658 males and 594 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 574.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 444506, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhapur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Risod
Pincode 444506
Area (hectares) 574.04 hectares
Population 1,252
Male Population 658
Female Population 594
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhapur compares

By the 2011 count Bhapur is the 63rd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 574.04 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Bhapur

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

Bhapur lies about 40 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Kekatumar, about 37 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 Bhapur
Tehsil headquarters Risod 12 km
Nearest railway station Kekatumar 37 km
District headquarters Washim 40 km

Villages closest to Bhapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhapur village had a population of 1,252. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Bhapur village has 658 males and 594 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhapur has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Bhapur is 444506. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhapur covers 574.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhapur falls under Risod tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bhapur is Kekatumar, about 37 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 Bhapur.

Bhapur is about 40 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhapur is in Risod tehsil of Washim district. Risod is about 12 km away. Kekatumar is about 37 km away. Washim is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gobhani (2.0 km), Lehani (4.4 km) and Wadji (4.6 km).

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

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