# Hiwarkhed Village, Khamgaon, Buldana (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/khamgaon/hiwarkhed/ Village · Khamgaon, Buldana # Hiwarkhed Hiwarkhed is a village in Khamgaon sub-district of Buldana district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **3,050 people in 628 households**, the 15th largest of 135 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.0%. - 3,050people (2011) - 628households - 78.8%literacy - 944females per 1,000 males ## Hiwarkhed PIN code and other codes Hiwarkhed falls in Khamgaon sub-district, Buldana district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockKhamgaon - Census village code528859 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? - Khamgaon (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Buldana (district HQ)65 km by road - Khamgaon (nearest town)14 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? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Hiwarkhed; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Khamgaon - ○Degree college10+ km · Khamgaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khamgaon - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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, jowar and cereals**. About 53% of the 2,893 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,476 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, 71 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Hiwarkhed · ■ Khamgaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****71%** **72% Toilet within the home ****19%** **30% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **68% Tap water ****0%** **44% Drinking water within premises ****37%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **12% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **87% Use banking services ****56%** **52% Television ****36%** **32% Mobile phone ****54%** **40% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****16%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****34%** **42% Own their home ****87%** **87% 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 · ■ Khamgaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.8%** **84.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944** **928 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****878** **891 Working population ****49.0%** **47.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.6% for men and 71.7% for women. 56% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 588 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 653 (44%) · **■** Household industry 7 (0%) · **■** Other work 175 (12%) · **■** Marginal 73 (5%) 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 Khamgaon - Kanzara3,432 people - Gondhanapur3,392 people - Palshi Bk3,343 people - Shirla Nemane3,327 people - Lanjud3,050 people - Chinchpur3,012 people - Januna2,830 people - Khamgaon2,830 people [All 149 villages in Khamgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/khamgaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Hiwarkhed from Buldana?65 km by road - What is the population of Hiwarkhed?3,050 (Census 2011) - Which district is Hiwarkhed in?Buldana district (Khamgaon sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Hiwarkhed?78.8% (Census 2011)