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About Vihirgaon Village

Vihirgaon is a mid sized village in Mohadi tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 887, made up of 474 males and 413 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 304.77 hectares hectares.

Vihirgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vihirgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Mohadi
Area (hectares) 304.77 hectares
Population 887
Male Population 474
Female Population 413
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vihirgaon compares

By the 2011 count Vihirgaon is the 56th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,376 residents. Its 304.77 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Vihirgaon

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

Vihirgaon lies about 22 km from Bhandara, 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 Vihirgaon
Nearest town Tumsar 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Mohadi 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Tumsar Town 6.2 km
District headquarters Bhandara 22 km

Villages closest to Vihirgaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mohadi 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 887. That makes it the 56th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,376 residents.

Vihirgaon village has 474 males and 413 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vihirgaon has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1002.

Vihirgaon covers 304.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vihirgaon falls under Mohadi tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Vihirgaon 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 Vihirgaon.

Vihirgaon is about 22 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 Mohadi tehsil of Bhandara district. Tumsar is about 5.4 km away. Mohadi is about 5.9 km away. Tumsar Town is about 6.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhikarkheda (under 2 km), Dharmapuri (2.1 km) and Tanga (2.5 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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