About Shioor Village

Shioor is one of the larger villages in Vaijapur tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,830, made up of 6,186 males and 5,644 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 5090 hectares hectares.

Shioor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shioor village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Aurangabad
Tehsil	Vaijapur
Area (hectares)	5090 hectares
Population	11,830
Male Population	6,186
Female Population	5,644
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	912
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shioor compares

By the 2011 count Shioor is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,637 residents. Its 5090 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Shioor

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

Shioor lies about 18 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Barkisalaiya, about 11 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 Shioor
Nearest railway station	Barkisalaiya	11 km
Nearest town	Nabīnagar	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Vaijapur	18 km
District headquarters	Aurangabad	18 km

Villages closest to Shioor

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

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Common questions about Shioor

As per the Census of India 2011, Shioor village had a population of 11,830. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,637 residents.

Shioor village has 6,186 males and 5,644 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shioor has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Shioor covers 5090 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shioor falls under Vaijapur tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shioor is Barkisalaiya, about 11 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 village for Shioor.

Shioor is about 18 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shioor is in Vaijapur tehsil of Aurangabad district. Barkisalaiya is about 11 km away. Nabīnagar is about 12 km away. Vaijapur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.