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About Hiwara Village

Hiwara is a small village in Chimur tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 437, made up of 209 males and 228 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,091 females per 1000 males. The village covers 455.29 hectares hectares.

Hiwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hiwara village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Chimur
Area (hectares) 455.29 hectares
Population 437
Male Population 209
Female Population 228
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,091
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hiwara compares

By the 2011 count Hiwara is the 102nd largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,013 residents. Its 455.29 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Hiwara

Hiwara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Hiwara as Available within <5 km distance. 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 from other places

Hiwara lies about 86 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Bhiwapur, about 8.2 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
Nearest railway station Bhiwapur 8.2 km
Nearest town Pawni 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Chimur 26 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 86 km

Villages closest to Hiwara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hiwara village had a population of 437. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,013 residents.

Hiwara village has 209 males and 228 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hiwara has about 1091 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

Hiwara covers 455.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hiwara falls under Chimur tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Hiwara is Bhiwapur, about 8.2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Hiwara.

Hiwara is about 86 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hiwara is in Chimur tehsil of Chandrapur district. Bhiwapur is about 8.2 km away. Pawni is about 18 km away. Chimur 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 Rohana (1.7 km), Sathgaon (2.2 km) and Vakarla (2.7 km).

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

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