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About Tapowan Village

Tapowan is a small village in Risod tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 262, made up of 142 males and 120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 845 females per 1000 males. The village covers 294.12 hectares hectares.

Tapowan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tapowan village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Risod
Area (hectares) 294.12 hectares
Population 262
Male Population 142
Female Population 120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 845
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Tapowan compares

By the 2011 count Tapowan is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 294.12 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Tapowan

Tapowan is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Tapowan 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tapowan from other places

Tapowan lies about 38 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Jaulka, about 34 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 Tapowan
Tehsil headquarters Risod 21 km
Nearest railway station Jaulka 34 km
District headquarters Washim 38 km

Villages closest to Tapowan

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 Tapowan

As per the Census of India 2011, Tapowan village had a population of 262. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Tapowan village has 142 males and 120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tapowan has about 845 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

Tapowan covers 294.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tapowan falls under Risod tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Tapowan is Jaulka, about 34 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Tapowan.

Tapowan is about 38 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tapowan is in Risod tehsil of Washim district. Risod is about 21 km away. Jaulka is about 34 km away. Washim is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jogeshwari (under 2 km), Jaikhed (under 2 km) and Anchal (1.8 km).

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

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