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About Shivrai Village

Shivrai is a mid sized village in Gangapur tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,932, made up of 993 males and 939 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 385 hectares hectares.

Shivrai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shivrai village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Gangapur
Area (hectares) 385 hectares
Population 1,932
Male Population 993
Female Population 939
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shivrai compares

By the 2011 count Shivrai is the 36th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents. Its 385 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Shivrai

Shivrai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shivrai 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 Shivrai from other places

Shivrai 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 Shivrai
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 Shivrai

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 Shivrai

As per the Census of India 2011, Shivrai village had a population of 1,932. That makes it the 36th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents.

Shivrai village has 993 males and 939 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shivrai has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 929.

Shivrai covers 385 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shivrai falls under Gangapur tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shivrai 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 Shivrai.

Shivrai 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.

Shivrai 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 Gavli Shivra (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 Shivrai today is likely to be higher.

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