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Village snapshot
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- LGD code
- 526016
- Pincode
- 425405
- Post office
- Shirpur
- Population
- 1,370
- Households
- 208
- Literacy rate
- 37.1%
- Sex ratio
- 957 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 437
- Distance to district centre
- 82 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 93 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 272 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 479 km
- Nearest railway station
- Chalisgaon Junction · 24 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Rural Hospital, Kannad · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Hivarkheda compares
By population, Hivarkheda ranks #97 of 132 villages in Shirpur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
37.1%
−14.4% vs mandal average
Hivarkheda37.1%
Shirpur mandal51.5%
Dhule district63.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
957
−3 vs mandal average
Hivarkheda957
Shirpur mandal960
Household size
people per home
6.6
+1.4 vs mandal average
Hivarkheda6.6
Shirpur mandal5.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Hivarkheda at a glance
Hivarkheda is a village of 1,370 people in 208 households (Census 2011) in Shirpur taluka, Dhule district, Maharashtra, the 97th-largest of 132 villages in Shirpur taluka. Literacy is 37%, 14 points below the taluka average of 52% and the sex ratio is 957 women per 1,000 men. It lies 82 km from the Dhule district centre, 19 km from Wakadi, the nearest town, 24 km from Chalisgaon Junction railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 425405, served by Shirpur post office; the LGD village code is 526016. The nearest hospital or health centre is Rural Hospital, Kannad, 2 km away. The village votes in Amalner assembly constituency, represented by MLA Anil Bhaidas Patil. The population is estimated at 1,615 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hivarkheda · this village | 1,370 | 37% | — |
| Kannad · Kannad | — | — | 3.1 km S |
| Andhaner · Kannad | 4,667 | 65% | 4.1 km SW |
| Rithi · Kannad | 1,415 | 49% | 4.2 km SE |
| Rail Navadi · Kannad | 4,611 | 67% | 5.3 km SW |
| Satkund Tanda · Kannad | 1,291 | 58% | 5.2 km W |
| Moharda · Kannad | 1,215 | 52% | 5.6 km SE |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Hivarkheda
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 20
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- SHIRPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 36
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 105
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 45
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 340
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 272
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Hivarkheda
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Key facts — Hivarkheda
- LGD code
- 526016
- Pincode
- 425405
- Post office
- Shirpur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,370
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,615
- Households
- 208
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 957
- Literacy rate
- 37.1%
- Coordinates
- 20.29374°N, 75.13419°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Jalgaon
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Amalner
- Member of Parliament
- Smita Wagh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Anil Bhaidas Patil
- Block / Mandal
- Shirpur
Getting there
How to reach Hivarkheda
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai272 kmcapital
- Hyderabad479 km
- Bengaluru855 km
- Delhi949 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationChalisgaon Junction24 km
- Bus stopbanshendra bus stop10 km
- Hospital / PHCRural Hospital, Kannad2 km
- Petrol pumpchapaner petrol pump13 km
- Collegenaukhanda college49 km
- Police stationPOLICE GROUND3 km
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)