About Vihir Village

Vihir is a small village in Akola tehsil, in the district of Ahmadnagar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 496, made up of 249 males and 247 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 503 hectares hectares.

Vihir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vihir village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Ahmadnagar
Tehsil	Akola
Area (hectares)	503 hectares
Population	496
Male Population	249
Female Population	247
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	992
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Vihir compares

By the 2011 count Vihir is the 169th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,484 residents. Its 503 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Vihir

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

Vihir lies about 118 km from Ahmadnagar, and the nearest railway station is Tumsar Town, about 6.2 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 Vihir
Nearest town	Tumsar	5.4 km
Nearest railway station	Tumsar Town	6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Akola	32 km
District headquarters	Ahmadnagar	118 km

Villages closest to Vihir

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

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Common questions about Vihir

As per the Census of India 2011, Vihir village had a population of 496. That makes it the 169th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,484 residents.

Vihir village has 249 males and 247 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vihir has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Vihir covers 503 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Vihir falls under Akola tehsil of Ahmadnagar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Vihir is Tumsar Town, about 6.2 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 Vihir.

Vihir is about 118 km from Ahmadnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vihir is in Akola tehsil of Ahmadnagar district. Tumsar is about 5.4 km away. Tumsar Town is about 6.2 km away. Akola is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.