About Higaon Village

Higaon is a mid sized village in Shirpur tehsil, in the district of Dhule, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,371, made up of 696 males and 675 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229 hectares hectares.

Higaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Higaon village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Dhule
Tehsil	Shirpur
Area (hectares)	229 hectares
Population	1,371
Male Population	696
Female Population	675
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	970
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Higaon compares

By the 2011 count Higaon is the 97th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,393 residents. Its 229 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Higaon

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

Higaon lies about 68 km from Dhule, and the nearest railway station is Bhortex, about 38 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 Higaon
Nearest town	Chopda	23 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shirpur	29 km
Nearest railway station	Bhortex	38 km
District headquarters	Dhule	68 km

Villages closest to Higaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Higaon village had a population of 1,371. That makes it the 97th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,393 residents.

Higaon village has 696 males and 675 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Higaon has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Higaon covers 229 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Higaon falls under Shirpur tehsil of Dhule district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Higaon is Bhortex, about 38 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 Higaon.

Higaon is about 68 km from Dhule in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Higaon is in Shirpur tehsil of Dhule district. Chopda is about 23 km away. Shirpur is about 29 km away. Bhortex is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.