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About Hiwarkheda Village

Hiwarkheda is a mid sized village in Kannad tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 548, made up of 288 males and 260 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1521.06 hectares hectares.

Hiwarkheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hiwarkheda village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Kannad
Area (hectares) 1521.06 hectares
Population 548
Male Population 288
Female Population 260
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Hiwarkheda compares

By the 2011 count Hiwarkheda is the 159th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,458 residents. Its 1521.06 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Hiwarkheda

Hiwarkheda 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 Hiwarkheda as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Hiwarkheda from other places

Hiwarkheda lies about 15 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Jakhim, about 11 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 Hiwarkheda
Nearest railway station Jakhim 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Kannad 15 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 15 km
Nearest town Aurangābād 15 km

Villages closest to Hiwarkheda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hiwarkheda village had a population of 548. That makes it the 159th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,458 residents.

Hiwarkheda village has 288 males and 260 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hiwarkheda has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 920.

Hiwarkheda covers 1521.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hiwarkheda falls under Kannad tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Hiwarkheda is Jakhim, about 11 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 <5 km distance for Hiwarkheda.

Hiwarkheda is about 15 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hiwarkheda is in Kannad tehsil of Aurangabad district. Jakhim is about 11 km away. Kannad is about 15 km away. Aurangabad is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sawargaon (under 2 km), Ghusur (2.3 km) and Pangra (6.6 km).

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

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