About Hiwara Village

Hiwara is a mid sized village in Karanja tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,348, made up of 695 males and 653 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1021.53 hectares hectares.

Hiwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hiwara village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Washim
Tehsil	Karanja
Area (hectares)	1021.53 hectares
Population	1,348
Male Population	695
Female Population	653
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	940
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hiwara compares

By the 2011 count Hiwara is the 30th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,090 residents. Its 1021.53 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Hiwara

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

How far is Hiwara from other places

Hiwara lies about 42 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Warudkhed, about 19 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 Hiwara
Nearest town	Mangrūl Pīr	18 km
Nearest railway station	Warudkhed	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Karanja	25 km
District headquarters	Washim	42 km

Villages closest to Hiwara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hiwara village had a population of 1,348. That makes it the 30th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,090 residents.

Hiwara village has 695 males and 653 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hiwara has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Hiwara covers 1021.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hiwara falls under Karanja tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Hiwara is Warudkhed, about 19 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 10+ km distance for Hiwara.

Hiwara is about 42 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hiwara is in Karanja tehsil of Washim district. Mangrūl Pīr is about 18 km away. Warudkhed is about 19 km away. Karanja is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.