About Vikharan Village

Vikharan is one of the larger villages in Erandol tehsil, in the district of Jalgaon, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,673, made up of 2,981 males and 2,692 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3197.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 425109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vikharan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vikharan village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Jalgaon
Tehsil	Erandol
Pincode	425109
Area (hectares)	3197.3 hectares
Population	5,673
Male Population	2,981
Female Population	2,692
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	903
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Vikharan compares

By the 2011 count Vikharan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,116 residents. Its 3197.3 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 934.

Getting to Vikharan

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

Vikharan lies about 22 km from Jalgaon, and the nearest railway station is Chavalkhede, about 10 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 Vikharan
Tehsil headquarters	Erandol	4.4 km
Nearest railway station	Chavalkhede	10 km
District headquarters	Jalgaon	22 km

Villages closest to Vikharan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vikharan village had a population of 5,673. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,116 residents.

Vikharan village has 2,981 males and 2,692 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vikharan has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Vikharan is 425109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vikharan covers 3197.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Vikharan falls under Erandol tehsil of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Vikharan is Chavalkhede, about 10 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 - 10 km distance for Vikharan.

Vikharan is about 22 km from Jalgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vikharan is in Erandol tehsil of Jalgaon district. Erandol is about 4.4 km away. Chavalkhede is about 10 km away. Jalgaon is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.