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About Vihirgaon Village

Vihirgaon is a mid sized village in Gondpipri tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 543, made up of 273 males and 270 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 262 hectares hectares.

Vihirgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vihirgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Gondpipri
Area (hectares) 262 hectares
Population 543
Male Population 273
Female Population 270
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vihirgaon compares

By the 2011 count Vihirgaon is the 51st largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 809 residents. Its 262 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Vihirgaon

Vihirgaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Vihirgaon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 from other places

Vihirgaon lies about 49 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Wihirgaon, about 25 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
Tehsil headquarters Gondpipri under 2 km
Nearest railway station Wihirgaon 25 km
Nearest town Rājūra 34 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 49 km

Villages closest to Vihirgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vihirgaon village had a population of 543. That makes it the 51st largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 809 residents.

Vihirgaon village has 273 males and 270 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vihirgaon has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 969.

Vihirgaon covers 262 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vihirgaon falls under Gondpipri tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Vihirgaon is Wihirgaon, about 25 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 <5 km distance for Vihirgaon.

Vihirgaon is about 49 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vihirgaon is in Gondpipri tehsil of Chandrapur district. Gondpipri is about under 2 km away. Wihirgaon is about 25 km away. Rājūra is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Vihirgaon (under 2 km), Dhamanpeth (under 2 km) and Gondpipri (under 2 km).

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

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