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About Hiwarakhand Village

Hiwarakhand is a mid sized village in Lonar tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 876, made up of 457 males and 419 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 404 hectares hectares.

Hiwarakhand Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hiwarakhand village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Lonar
Area (hectares) 404 hectares
Population 876
Male Population 457
Female Population 419
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hiwarakhand compares

By the 2011 count Hiwarakhand is the 61st largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,553 residents. Its 404 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 923.

Getting to Hiwarakhand

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

Hiwarakhand lies about 64 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Paradgaon, about 52 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 Hiwarakhand
Tehsil headquarters Lonar 9.0 km
Nearest railway station Paradgaon 52 km
District headquarters Buldana 64 km

Villages closest to Hiwarakhand

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hiwarakhand village had a population of 876. That makes it the 61st largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,553 residents.

Hiwarakhand village has 457 males and 419 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hiwarakhand has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

Hiwarakhand covers 404 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hiwarakhand falls under Lonar tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Hiwarakhand is Paradgaon, about 52 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 Hiwarakhand.

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

Hiwarakhand is in Lonar tehsil of Buldana district. Lonar is about 9.0 km away. Paradgaon is about 52 km away. Buldana is about 64 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shindi (1.7 km), Hatta (2.2 km) and Bramhan Chikna (2.6 km).

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

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