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About Vihirgaon Village

Vihirgaon is a small village in Lakhandur tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 220, made up of 112 males and 108 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 318 hectares hectares.

Vihirgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vihirgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Lakhandur
Area (hectares) 318 hectares
Population 220
Male Population 112
Female Population 108
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
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 Vihirgaon compares

By the 2011 count Vihirgaon is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents. Its 318 hectares work out to about 0.7 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Vihirgaon

Vihirgaon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Vihirgaon 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 Vihirgaon from other places

Vihirgaon lies about 58 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Arunnagar, about 10 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 Vihirgaon
Tehsil headquarters Lakhandur 5.1 km
Nearest town Bramhapuri 10 km
Nearest railway station Arunnagar 10 km
District headquarters Bhandara 58 km

Villages closest to Vihirgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vihirgaon village had a population of 220. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents.

Vihirgaon village has 112 males and 108 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vihirgaon has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

Vihirgaon covers 318 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Vihirgaon falls under Lakhandur tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Vihirgaon is Arunnagar, about 10 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 Vihirgaon.

Vihirgaon is about 58 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vihirgaon is in Lakhandur tehsil of Bhandara district. Lakhandur is about 5.1 km away. Bramhapuri is about 10 km away. Arunnagar is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tembhari (under 2 km), Irali Dambi (2.3 km) and Chapral (2.6 km).

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

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