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About Hiwara Village

Hiwara is a mid sized village in Multai tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 886, made up of 469 males and 417 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 762.82 hectares hectares.

Hiwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hiwara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Multai
Area (hectares) 762.82 hectares
Population 886
Male Population 469
Female Population 417
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hiwara compares

By the 2011 count Hiwara is the 111th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,036 residents. Its 762.82 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 999.

Getting to Hiwara

Hiwara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hiwara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Hiwara from other places

Hiwara lies about 50 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Hatanpur, 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 Hiwara
Nearest railway station Hatanpur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Multai 16 km
District headquarters Betul 50 km

Villages closest to Hiwara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hiwara village had a population of 886. That makes it the 111th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,036 residents.

Hiwara village has 469 males and 417 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hiwara has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 999.

Hiwara covers 762.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hiwara falls under Multai tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Hiwara is Hatanpur, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Hiwara.

Hiwara is about 50 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hiwara is in Multai tehsil of Betul district. Hatanpur is about 12 km away. Multai is about 16 km away. Betul is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lakhapur (1.9 km), Chhindi (2.3 km) and Mathani (2.9 km).

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

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