# Hiwara Village, Nandgaon-Khandeshwar, Amravati (Maharashtra)

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Village · Nandgaon-Khandeshwar, Amravati 

# Hiwara

Hiwara is a village in Nandgaon-Khandeshwar sub-district of Amravati district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **918 people in 239 households**, the 55th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.8%.

- 918people (2011)
- 239households
- 73.2%literacy
- 1,022females per 1,000 males

## Hiwara PIN code and other codes

Hiwara falls in Nandgaon-Khandeshwar sub-district, Amravati district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockNandgaon-Khandeshwar
- Census village code533117

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Hiwara from nearby towns?

- Mund Nishankrao (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Amravati (district HQ)33 km by road
- Amravati (nearest town)33 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 Hiwara?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Hiwara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Papad
- ○Degree college10+ km · Amravati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vadevara
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Hiwara known for?

About 92% of the 448 hectares of village land is sown, and 400 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 Hiwara

Of every 100 households in Hiwara in 2011, 76 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Hiwara · ■ Nandgaon-Khandeshwar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**80%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**39%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**61%

Tap water ****98%**

**54%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**89%

Use banking services ****47%**

**54%

Television ****31%**

**35%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****43%**

**42%

Own their home ****97%**

**92%

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 Hiwara?

■ Hiwara · ■ Nandgaon-Khandeshwar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.2%**

**85.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1022**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****981**

**916

Working population ****48.6%**

**49.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.6% for men and 68.9% for women. 58% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 34 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 263 (59%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 18 (4%) · **■** Marginal 126 (28%)

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 Nandgaon-Khandeshwar

- Jamgaon1,011 people
- Khedpimpri1,009 people
- Pala1,000 people
- Jawara929 people
- Kani mirzapur909 people
- Pahur888 people
- Sultanpur880 people
- Rohana877 people

[All 161 villages in Nandgaon-Khandeshwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/nandgaon-khandeshwar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Hiwara from Amravati?33 km by road
- What is the population of Hiwara?918 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hiwara in?Amravati district (Nandgaon-Khandeshwar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Hiwara?73.2% (Census 2011)