# Hiwarkhed Village, Telhara, Akola (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/akola/telhara/hiwarkhed/ Village · Telhara, Akola # Hiwarkhed Hiwarkhed is a village in Telhara sub-district of Akola district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **23,216 people in 4,890 households**, the 1st largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.0%. - 23,216people (2011) - 4,890households - 86.8%literacy - 936females per 1,000 males ## Hiwarkhed PIN code and other codes Hiwarkhed falls in Telhara sub-district, Akola district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockTelhara - Census village code529603 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Hiwarkhed from nearby towns? - Telhara (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Akola (district HQ)65 km by road - Telhara (nearest town)13 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Hiwarkhed? 34 services counted by the Census are inside Hiwarkhed; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 18 govt · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 4 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 6 govt · 3 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Telhara - ○Railway station10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Hiwarkhed known for? The main crops are **cotton, soybean and jowar**. About 89% of the 2,395 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,896 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Hiwarkhed Of every 100 households in Hiwarkhed in 2011, 80 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Hiwarkhed · ■ Telhara rural average Electricity for lighting ****80%** **76% Toilet within the home ****62%** **38% No toilet (open defecation) ****38%** **61% Tap water ****97%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****52%** **48% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **91% Use banking services ****52%** **52% Television ****31%** **30% Mobile phone ****35%** **32% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****35%** **43% Own their home ****91%** **94% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Hiwarkhed? ■ Hiwarkhed · ■ Telhara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****86.8%** **85.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936** **944 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****887** **939 Working population ****38.4%** **46.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.9% for men and 84.5% for women. 57% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,682 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 5,328 (60%) · **■** Household industry 65 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,161 (13%) · **■** Marginal 689 (8%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Telhara - Adgaon Bk.9,815 people - Danapur7,774 people - Belkhed7,471 people - Bhamberi4,688 people [All 101 villages in Telhara](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/akola/telhara/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Hiwarkhed from Akola?65 km by road - What is the population of Hiwarkhed?23,216 (Census 2011) - Which district is Hiwarkhed in?Akola district (Telhara sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Hiwarkhed?86.8% (Census 2011)