Skip to main content

About Hiwargavhan Village

Hiwargavhan is a mid sized village in Wadwani tehsil, in the district of Bid, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,090, made up of 566 males and 524 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 605 hectares hectares.

Hiwargavhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hiwargavhan village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bid
Tehsil Wadwani
Area (hectares) 605 hectares
Population 1,090
Male Population 566
Female Population 524
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hiwargavhan compares

By the 2011 count Hiwargavhan is the 27th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents. Its 605 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Hiwargavhan

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

Hiwargavhan lies about 36 km from Bid, and the nearest railway station is Parli-Vaijnath, about 46 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 Hiwargavhan
Tehsil headquarters Wadwani 6.3 km
Nearest town Dhārūr 17 km
District headquarters Bid 36 km
Nearest railway station Parli-Vaijnath 46 km

Villages closest to Hiwargavhan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hiwargavhan village had a population of 1,090. That makes it the 27th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents.

Hiwargavhan village has 566 males and 524 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hiwargavhan has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 908.

Hiwargavhan covers 605 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hiwargavhan falls under Wadwani tehsil of Bid district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Hiwargavhan is Parli-Vaijnath, about 46 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 5 - 10 km distance for Hiwargavhan.

Hiwargavhan is about 36 km from Bid in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hiwargavhan is in Wadwani tehsil of Bid district. Wadwani is about 6.3 km away. Dhārūr is about 17 km away. Bid is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Morwad (2.0 km), Pusra (2.2 km) and Bavi (3.1 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.