# Hiwra Bk. Village, Khamgaon, Buldana (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/khamgaon/hiwra-bk/ Village · Khamgaon, Buldana # Hiwra Bk. Hiwra Bk. is a village in Khamgaon sub-district of Buldana district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,289 people in 286 households**, the 63rd largest of 135 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.0%. - 1,289people (2011) - 286households - 87.1%literacy - 898females per 1,000 males ## Hiwra Bk. PIN code and other codes Hiwra Bk. falls in Khamgaon sub-district, Buldana district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockKhamgaon - Census village code528831 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Hiwra Bk. from nearby towns? - Khamgaon (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Buldana (district HQ)60 km by road - Khamgaon (nearest town)12 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 Hiwra Bk.? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Hiwra Bk.; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 · Mandaka - ○Degree college10+ km · Khamgaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khamgaon - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - 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 Hiwra Bk. known for? The main crops are **cotton, jowar and cereals**. About 85% of the 961 hectares of village land is sown, and 773 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 Hiwra Bk. Of every 100 households in Hiwra Bk. in 2011, 55 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Hiwra Bk. · ■ Khamgaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****55%** **72% Toilet within the home ****18%** **30% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **68% Tap water ****0%** **44% Drinking water within premises ****54%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **12% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **87% Use banking services ****85%** **52% Television ****27%** **32% Mobile phone ****62%** **40% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****21%** **42% Own their home ****99%** **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 Hiwra Bk.? ■ Hiwra Bk. · ■ Khamgaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.1%** **84.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898** **928 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****854** **891 Working population ****59.9%** **47.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.1% for men and 80.4% for women. 61% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 530 (69%) · **■** Farm labourers 211 (27%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 11 (1%) · **■** Marginal 18 (2%) 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 - Pala1,432 people - Shirala1,388 people - Kolori1,383 people - Umra Atali1,357 people - Vihigaon1,254 people - Karegaon Bk.1,250 people - Loni Gurav1,213 people - Lakhanwada Kh.1,191 people [All 149 villages in Khamgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/khamgaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Hiwra Bk. from Buldana?60 km by road - What is the population of Hiwra Bk.?1,289 (Census 2011) - Which district is Hiwra Bk. in?Buldana district (Khamgaon sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Hiwra Bk.?87.1% (Census 2011)