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About Vihirgaon Tukum Village

Vihirgaon Tukum is a small village in Chimur tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 438, made up of 233 males and 205 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 220.31 hectares hectares.

Vihirgaon Tukum Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vihirgaon Tukum village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Chimur
Area (hectares) 220.31 hectares
Population 438
Male Population 233
Female Population 205
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vihirgaon Tukum compares

By the 2011 count Vihirgaon Tukum is the 101st largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,013 residents. Its 220.31 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Vihirgaon Tukum

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

Vihirgaon Tukum lies about 50 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Sindewahi, about 26 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 Vihirgaon Tukum
Tehsil headquarters Chimur 15 km
Nearest railway station Sindewahi 26 km
Nearest town Mūl 42 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 50 km

Villages closest to Vihirgaon Tukum

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 Vihirgaon Tukum

As per the Census of India 2011, Vihirgaon Tukum village had a population of 438. That makes it the 101st largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,013 residents.

Vihirgaon Tukum village has 233 males and 205 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vihirgaon Tukum has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 964.

Vihirgaon Tukum covers 220.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Vihirgaon Tukum falls under Chimur tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Vihirgaon Tukum is Sindewahi, about 26 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 Vihirgaon Tukum.

Vihirgaon Tukum is about 50 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vihirgaon Tukum is in Chimur tehsil of Chandrapur district. Chimur is about 15 km away. Sindewahi is about 26 km away. Mūl is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vihirgaon (under 2 km), Gondmohadi (2.1 km) and Palasgaon (3.0 km).

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

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