# Hiwara Kh. Village, Mehkar, Buldana (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/mehkar/hiwara-kh/ Village · Mehkar, Buldana # Hiwara Kh. Hiwara Kh. is a village in Mehkar sub-district of Buldana district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **4,055 people in 920 households**, the 10th largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.2%. - 4,055people (2011) - 920households - 80.7%literacy - 858females per 1,000 males ## Hiwara Kh. PIN code and other codes Hiwara Kh. falls in Mehkar sub-district, Buldana district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockMehkar - Census village code528960 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Hiwara Kh. from nearby towns? - Mehkar (sub-district HQ)24 km by road - Buldana (district HQ)65 km by road - Mehkar (nearest town)24 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 Kh.? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Hiwara Kh.; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn 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 · Janekad - ○Degree college10+ km · Mehkar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khamgaon - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 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 Hiwara Kh. known for? About 72% of the 2,384 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,646 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 Kh. Of every 100 households in Hiwara Kh. in 2011, 55 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Hiwara Kh. · ■ Mehkar rural average Electricity for lighting ****55%** **69% Toilet within the home ****18%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****46%** **76% Tap water ****80%** **45% Drinking water within premises ****71%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **91% Use banking services ****50%** **62% Television ****26%** **37% Mobile phone ****37%** **50% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****46%** **36% Own their home ****98%** **95% 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 Kh.? ■ Hiwara Kh. · ■ Mehkar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.7%** **81.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****858** **929 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****776** **828 Working population ****61.2%** **53.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.3% for men and 70.8% for women. 59% of men and 64% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 942 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,246 (50%) · **■** Household industry 53 (2%) · **■** Other work 116 (5%) · **■** Marginal 124 (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 Mehkar - Kalambeshwar4,917 people - Shelgaon Deshmukh4,690 people - Loni Gavali4,497 people - Ghatbori4,437 people - Vishvi3,656 people - Belgaon3,471 people - Ukali3,434 people - Sonati3,335 people [All 160 villages in Mehkar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/mehkar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Hiwara Kh. from Buldana?65 km by road - What is the population of Hiwara Kh.?4,055 (Census 2011) - Which district is Hiwara Kh. in?Buldana district (Mehkar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Hiwara Kh.?80.7% (Census 2011)