# Hiwarakhand Village, Lonar, Buldana (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Lonar, Buldana 

# Hiwarakhand

Hiwarakhand is a village in Lonar sub-district of Buldana district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **876 people in 157 households**, the 61st largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 876people (2011)
- 157households
- 80.7%literacy
- 917females per 1,000 males

## Hiwarakhand PIN code and other codes

Hiwarakhand falls in Lonar sub-district, Buldana district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockLonar
- Census village code529515

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

## How far is Hiwarakhand from nearby towns?

- Lonar (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Buldana (district HQ)91 km by road
- Lonar (nearest town)23 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 Hiwarakhand?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Hiwarakhand; 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
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bibi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dusarbid
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buldana
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Hiwarakhand known for?

The main crops are **cotton**. About 64% of the 404 hectares of village land is sown, and 210 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 Hiwarakhand

Of every 100 households in Hiwarakhand in 2011, 69 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Hiwarakhand · ■ Lonar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**81%

Tap water ****4%**

**43%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**93%

Use banking services ****72%**

**68%

Television ****24%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****29%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**37%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

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 Hiwarakhand?

■ Hiwarakhand · ■ Lonar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.7%**

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****808**

**799

Working population ****44.9%**

**54.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.4% for men and 72.5% for women. 49% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 248 (63%) · **■** Farm labourers 128 (33%) · **■** Other work 8 (2%) · **■** Marginal 9 (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 Lonar

- Dhanora938 people
- Dhad923 people
- Govardhan Nagar923 people
- Mohotkhed913 people
- Devanagar862 people
- Bagulkhed827 people
- Bramhan Chikna775 people
- Borkhedi748 people

[All 90 villages in Lonar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/lonar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Hiwarakhand from Buldana?91 km by road
- What is the population of Hiwarakhand?876 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hiwarakhand in?Buldana district (Lonar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Hiwarakhand?80.7% (Census 2011)