Village · Zari-Jamani, Yavatmal # Hiwara Barasa Hiwara Barasa is a village in Zari-Jamani sub-district of Yavatmal district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted 975 people in 254 households, the 23rd largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%. - 975 people (2011) - 254 households - 73.4% literacy - 994 females per 1,000 males ## Hiwara Barasa PIN code and other codes Hiwara Barasa falls in Zari-Jamani sub-district, Yavatmal district, Maharashtra. - Community development block Zari-Jamani - Census village code 543826 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Hiwara Barasa from nearby towns? - Zari-Jamani (sub-district HQ) 22 km by road - Yavatmal (district HQ) 82 km by road - Pandharkaoda (nearest town) 16 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Hiwara Barasa? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Hiwara Barasa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Shibaka - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Zari - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Yavatmal - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 16 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Hiwara Barasa known for? About 52% of the 713 hectares of village land is sown, and 292 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Hiwara Barasa Of every 100 households in Hiwara Barasa in 2011, 66 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Hiwara Barasa · ■ Zari-Jamani rural average - Electricity for lighting 66% 63% - Toilet within the home 14% 13% - No toilet (open defecation) 86% 86% - Tap water 58% 39% - Drinking water within premises 63% 26% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 11% 12% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 88% 87% - Use banking services 67% 63% - Television 30% 32% - Mobile phone 36% 38% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 13% 13% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 47% 44% - Own their home 95% 93% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Hiwara Barasa? ■ Hiwara Barasa · ■ Zari-Jamani rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 73.4% 77.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 994 986 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 714 967 - Working population 68.5% 60.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.8% for men and 66.1% for women. 71% of men and 66% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 257 (38%) · ■ Farm labourers 261 (39%) · ■ Household industry 9 (1%) · ■ Other work 10 (1%) · ■ Marginal 131 (20%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Zari-Jamani - Kamalwelli 1,091 people - Lingati 1,089 people - Bhendala 1,016 people - Pandharkawada 1,006 people - Wadhona 965 people - Dongargaon 932 people - Surdapur 921 people - Khadaki 881 people All 128 villages in Zari-Jamani ## Quick answers - How far is Hiwara Barasa from Yavatmal? 82 km by road - What is the population of Hiwara Barasa? 975 (Census 2011) - Which district is Hiwara Barasa in? Yavatmal district (Zari-Jamani sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Hiwara Barasa? 73.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/yavatmal/zari-jamani/hiwara-barasa/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.