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About Halgara Village

Halgara is one of the larger villages in Nilanga tehsil, in the district of Latur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,536, made up of 3,321 males and 3,215 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1619 hectares hectares.

Halgara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Halgara village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Latur
Tehsil Nilanga
Area (hectares) 1619 hectares
Population 6,536
Male Population 3,321
Female Population 3,215
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Halgara compares

By the 2011 count Halgara is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,938 residents. Its 1619 hectares work out to about 4.0 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 935.

Getting to Halgara

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

Halgara lies about 48 km from Latur, and the nearest railway station is Kalagapura, about 33 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 Halgara
Tehsil headquarters Nilanga 14 km
Nearest railway station Kalagapura 33 km
District headquarters Latur 48 km

Villages closest to Halgara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Halgara village had a population of 6,536. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,938 residents.

Halgara village has 3,321 males and 3,215 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Halgara has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

Halgara covers 1619 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Halgara falls under Nilanga tehsil of Latur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Halgara is Kalagapura, about 33 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 Halgara.

Halgara is about 48 km from Latur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Halgara is in Nilanga tehsil of Latur district. Nilanga is about 14 km away. Kalagapura is about 33 km away. Latur is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajewadi (1.8 km), Botkul (4.1 km) and Koyachiwadi (4.3 km).

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

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