About Hiwarkhed Village

Hiwarkhed is a mid sized village in Mehkar tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 573, made up of 295 males and 278 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 371.12 hectares hectares.

Hiwarkhed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hiwarkhed village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Buldana
Tehsil	Mehkar
Area (hectares)	371.12 hectares
Population	573
Male Population	295
Female Population	278
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	942
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hiwarkhed compares

By the 2011 count Hiwarkhed is the 108th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents. Its 371.12 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

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 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 Hiwarkhed from other places

Hiwarkhed lies about 36 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Khamgaon, about 54 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 Hiwarkhed
Nearest town	Chikhli	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mehkar	24 km
District headquarters	Buldana	36 km
Nearest railway station	Khamgaon	54 km

Villages closest to Hiwarkhed

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

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Common questions about Hiwarkhed

As per the Census of India 2011, Hiwarkhed village had a population of 573. That makes it the 108th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents.

Hiwarkhed village has 295 males and 278 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hiwarkhed has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Hiwarkhed covers 371.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hiwarkhed falls under Mehkar tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Hiwarkhed is Khamgaon, about 54 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 Hiwarkhed.

Hiwarkhed is about 36 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 Mehkar tehsil of Buldana district. Chikhli is about 16 km away. Mehkar is about 24 km away. Buldana is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.