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About Gavli Shivra Village

Gavli Shivra is a large village in Gangapur tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,299, made up of 1,173 males and 1,126 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 839.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 423702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gavli Shivra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gavli Shivra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Gangapur
Pincode 423702
Area (hectares) 839.98 hectares
Population 2,299
Male Population 1,173
Female Population 1,126
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gavli Shivra compares

By the 2011 count Gavli Shivra is the 25th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents. Its 839.98 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Gavli Shivra

Gavli Shivra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gavli Shivra as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gavli Shivra from other places

Gavli Shivra lies about 83 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Pusauli, about 14 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Gavli Shivra
Nearest town Bhabhua 1.8 km
Nearest railway station Pusauli 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangapur 14 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 83 km

Villages closest to Gavli Shivra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gangapur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Gavli Shivra

As per the Census of India 2011, Gavli Shivra village had a population of 2,299. That makes it the 25th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents.

Gavli Shivra village has 1,173 males and 1,126 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gavli Shivra has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Gavli Shivra is 423702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gavli Shivra covers 839.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gavli Shivra falls under Gangapur tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gavli Shivra is Pusauli, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gavli Shivra.

Gavli Shivra is about 83 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gavli Shivra is in Gangapur tehsil of Aurangabad district. Bhabhua is about 1.8 km away. Pusauli is about 14 km away. Gangapur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shivrai (under 2 km), Aurangpur (2.9 km) and Sarangpur (2.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Gavli Shivra today is likely to be higher.

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