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About Vihir Village

Vihir is a small village in Velhe tehsil, in the district of Pune, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 293, made up of 141 males and 152 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,078 females per 1000 males. The village covers 281.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 412212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vihir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vihir village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Pune
Tehsil Velhe
Pincode 412212
Area (hectares) 281.45 hectares
Population 293
Male Population 141
Female Population 152
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,078
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vihir compares

By the 2011 count Vihir is the 70th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 281.45 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Vihir

Vihir is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Vihir as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Vihir from other places

Vihir lies about 33 km from Pune, and the nearest railway station is Kothrud, about 28 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 Vihir
Tehsil headquarters Velhe 3.1 km
Nearest town Kharakvasla 21 km
Nearest railway station Kothrud 28 km
District headquarters Pune 33 km

Villages closest to Vihir

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vihir village had a population of 293. That makes it the 70th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Vihir village has 141 males and 152 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vihir has about 1078 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Vihir is 412212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vihir covers 281.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Vihir falls under Velhe tehsil of Pune district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Vihir is Kothrud, about 28 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Vihir.

Vihir is about 33 km from Pune in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vihir is in Velhe tehsil of Pune district. Velhe is about 3.1 km away. Kharakvasla is about 21 km away. Kothrud is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Antroli (1.6 km), Dhanep (1.8 km) and Velhe Bk (3.1 km).

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

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