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About Hiwalani Village

Hiwalani is a mid sized village in Mahagaon tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 649, made up of 342 males and 307 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 956 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 445204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hiwalani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hiwalani village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Yavatmal
Tehsil Mahagaon
Pincode 445204
Area (hectares) 956 hectares
Population 649
Male Population 342
Female Population 307
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hiwalani compares

By the 2011 count Hiwalani is the 91st largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,697 residents. Its 956 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 939.

Getting to Hiwalani

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

Hiwalani lies about 58 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Darwha Motibag, about 39 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 Hiwalani
Nearest town Digras 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Mahagaon 29 km
Nearest railway station Darwha Motibag 39 km
District headquarters Yavatmal 58 km

Villages closest to Hiwalani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hiwalani village had a population of 649. That makes it the 91st largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,697 residents.

Hiwalani village has 342 males and 307 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hiwalani has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Hiwalani is 445204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hiwalani covers 956 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hiwalani falls under Mahagaon tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Hiwalani is Darwha Motibag, about 39 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 <5 km distance for Hiwalani.

Hiwalani is about 58 km from Yavatmal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hiwalani is in Mahagaon tehsil of Yavatmal district. Digras is about 16 km away. Mahagaon is about 29 km away. Darwha Motibag is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Wanoli (2.2 km), Chinchpad (4.6 km) and Sataghari (4.8 km).

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

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