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About Hiwara Govardhan Village

Hiwara Govardhan is a large village in Parli tehsil, in the district of Bid, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,509, made up of 1,303 males and 1,206 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 965 hectares hectares.

Hiwara Govardhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hiwara Govardhan village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bid
Tehsil Parli
Area (hectares) 965 hectares
Population 2,509
Male Population 1,303
Female Population 1,206
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hiwara Govardhan compares

By the 2011 count Hiwara Govardhan is the 25th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,869 residents. Its 965 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Hiwara Govardhan

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

Hiwara Govardhan lies about 64 km from Bid, and the nearest railway station is Parli-Vaijnath, about 25 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 Govardhan
Nearest town Majalgaon 22 km
Nearest railway station Parli-Vaijnath 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Parli 26 km
District headquarters Bid 64 km

Villages closest to Hiwara Govardhan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hiwara Govardhan village had a population of 2,509. That makes it the 25th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,869 residents.

Hiwara Govardhan village has 1,303 males and 1,206 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hiwara Govardhan has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

Hiwara Govardhan covers 965 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hiwara Govardhan falls under Parli tehsil of Bid district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Hiwara Govardhan is Parli-Vaijnath, about 25 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 Hiwara Govardhan.

Hiwara Govardhan is about 64 km from Bid in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hiwara Govardhan is in Parli tehsil of Bid district. Majalgaon is about 22 km away. Parli-Vaijnath is about 25 km away. Parli is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Govardhan (under 2 km), Hasanabad (1.9 km) and Kharithanda (2.6 km).

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

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