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About Hiwali Village

Hiwali is a mid sized village in Bhiwandi tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 883, made up of 460 males and 423 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 192 hectares hectares.

Hiwali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hiwali village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Bhiwandi
Area (hectares) 192 hectares
Population 883
Male Population 460
Female Population 423
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hiwali compares

By the 2011 count Hiwali is the 115th largest of the 210 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 192 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Hiwali

Hiwali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hiwali 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. The nearest villages by name are Gondravali, Gorad, Gorsai and Gove. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Hiwali

As per the Census of India 2011, Hiwali village had a population of 883. That makes it the 115th largest of the 210 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Hiwali village has 460 males and 423 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hiwali has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

Hiwali covers 192 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hiwali falls under Bhiwandi tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Hiwali notes the nearest railway station 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 Hiwali.

Hiwali is in Bhiwandi tehsil of Thane district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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