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About Hiwara Village

Hiwara is a large village in Mahagaon tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,834, made up of 1,974 males and 1,860 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 764.42 hectares hectares.

Hiwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hiwara village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Yavatmal
Tehsil Mahagaon
Area (hectares) 764.42 hectares
Population 3,834
Male Population 1,974
Female Population 1,860
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hiwara compares

By the 2011 count Hiwara is the 6th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,697 residents. Its 764.42 hectares work out to about 5.0 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 939.

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 village. 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 56 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Darwha Motibag, about 40 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 Digras 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Mahagaon 28 km
Nearest railway station Darwha Motibag 40 km
District headquarters Yavatmal 56 km

Villages closest to Hiwara

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 Hiwara

As per the Census of India 2011, Hiwara village had a population of 3,834. That makes it the 6th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,697 residents.

Hiwara village has 1,974 males and 1,860 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hiwara has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

Hiwara covers 764.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hiwara falls under Mahagaon tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Hiwara is Darwha Motibag, about 40 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 village for Hiwara.

Hiwara is about 56 km from Yavatmal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hiwara is in Mahagaon tehsil of Yavatmal district. Digras is about 21 km away. Mahagaon is about 28 km away. Darwha Motibag is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sevadasnagar (under 2 km), Kondari (3.2 km) and Wakan (3.3 km).

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

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