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About Shiwpur Village

Shiwpur is a small village in Biraul tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 309, made up of 181 males and 128 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 707 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 848209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shiwpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shiwpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Biraul
Pincode 848209
Area (hectares) 30 hectares
Population 309
Male Population 181
Female Population 128
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 707
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shiwpur compares

By the 2011 count Shiwpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,645 residents. Its 30 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Shiwpur

The census records public bus service for Shiwpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shiwpur from other places

Shiwpur lies about 34 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Biraul, about 9.9 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 Shiwpur
Nearest railway station Biraul 9.9 km
Nearest town Benipur 14 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 34 km

Villages closest to Shiwpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shiwpur village had a population of 309. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,645 residents.

Shiwpur village has 181 males and 128 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shiwpur has about 707 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Shiwpur is 848209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shiwpur covers 30 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shiwpur falls under Biraul tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shiwpur is Biraul, about 9.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shiwpur.

Shiwpur is about 34 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shiwpur is in Biraul tehsil of Darbhanga district. Biraul is about 9.9 km away. Benipur is about 14 km away. Darbhanga is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nausta (under 2 km), Sirsia (under 2 km) and Kamar Kalan (1.9 km).

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

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