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About Wad Hiwara Village

Wad Hiwara is a mid sized village in Sengaon tehsil, in the district of Hingoli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 877, made up of 456 males and 421 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1193 hectares hectares.

Wad Hiwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wad Hiwara village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Hingoli
Tehsil Sengaon
Area (hectares) 1193 hectares
Population 877
Male Population 456
Female Population 421
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wad Hiwara compares

By the 2011 count Wad Hiwara is the 92nd largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents. Its 1193 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Wad Hiwara

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

Wad Hiwara lies about 31 km from Hingoli, and the nearest railway station is Navalgaon, about 30 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 Wad Hiwara
Tehsil headquarters Sengaon 8.9 km
Nearest town Jintūr 21 km
Nearest railway station Navalgaon 30 km
District headquarters Hingoli 31 km

Villages closest to Wad Hiwara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Wad Hiwara village had a population of 877. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents.

Wad Hiwara village has 456 males and 421 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wad Hiwara has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 939.

Wad Hiwara covers 1193 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Wad Hiwara falls under Sengaon tehsil of Hingoli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wad Hiwara is Navalgaon, about 30 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 Wad Hiwara.

Wad Hiwara is about 31 km from Hingoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wad Hiwara is in Sengaon tehsil of Hingoli district. Sengaon is about 8.9 km away. Jintūr is about 21 km away. Navalgaon is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamb Andh (1.5 km), Hudi (1.8 km) and Limbala Hudi (2.4 km).

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

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