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About Hanwatkhed Village

Hanwatkhed is a mid sized village in Malegaon tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,562, made up of 835 males and 727 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 794 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 444503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hanwatkhed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hanwatkhed village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Malegaon
Pincode 444503
Area (hectares) 794 hectares
Population 1,562
Male Population 835
Female Population 727
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Hanwatkhed compares

By the 2011 count Hanwatkhed is the 32nd largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,630 residents. Its 794 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Hanwatkhed

Hanwatkhed is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Hanwatkhed 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hanwatkhed from other places

Hanwatkhed lies about 17 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Jaulka, about 3.9 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 Hanwatkhed
Nearest railway station Jaulka 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Malegaon 11 km
District headquarters Washim 17 km
Nearest town Wāshīm 17 km

Villages closest to Hanwatkhed

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hanwatkhed village had a population of 1,562. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,630 residents.

Hanwatkhed village has 835 males and 727 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hanwatkhed has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Hanwatkhed is 444503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hanwatkhed covers 794 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hanwatkhed falls under Malegaon tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Hanwatkhed is Jaulka, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Hanwatkhed.

Hanwatkhed is about 17 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hanwatkhed is in Malegaon tehsil of Washim district. Jaulka is about 3.9 km away. Malegaon is about 11 km away. Washim is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amkhed (1.7 km), Dubalwel (2.0 km) and Jamkhed (2.4 km).

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

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