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About Hiwarkhed Village

Hiwarkhed is a large village in Khamgaon tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,050, made up of 1,569 males and 1,481 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2893.22 hectares hectares.

Hiwarkhed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hiwarkhed village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Khamgaon
Area (hectares) 2893.22 hectares
Population 3,050
Male Population 1,569
Female Population 1,481
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hiwarkhed compares

By the 2011 count Hiwarkhed is the 15th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,690 residents. Its 2893.22 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 927.

Getting to Hiwarkhed

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

Hiwarkhed lies about 37 km from Buldana. 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 Hiwarkhed
Tehsil headquarters Khamgaon 12 km
Nearest town Khāmgaon 12 km
District headquarters Buldana 37 km

Villages closest to Hiwarkhed

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hiwarkhed village had a population of 3,050. That makes it the 15th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,690 residents.

Hiwarkhed village has 1,569 males and 1,481 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hiwarkhed has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 927.

Hiwarkhed covers 2893.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hiwarkhed falls under Khamgaon tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Hiwarkhed notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Hiwarkhed.

Hiwarkhed is about 37 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hiwarkhed is in Khamgaon tehsil of Buldana district. Khamgaon is about 12 km away. Khāmgaon is about 12 km away. Buldana is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Antraj (3.1 km), Kinhi Mahadeo (5.3 km) and Konti (5.4 km).

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

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