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About Shiwasthan Village

Shiwasthan is a mid sized village in Thawe tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 800, made up of 401 males and 399 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86 hectares hectares.

Shiwasthan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shiwasthan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Thawe
Area (hectares) 86 hectares
Population 800
Male Population 401
Female Population 399
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shiwasthan compares

By the 2011 count Shiwasthan is the 39th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,370 residents. Its 86 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Shiwasthan

The census records public bus service for Shiwasthan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Phataha, Phunguni, Ramchandarpur and Rikhai Tola. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Shiwasthan

As per the Census of India 2011, Shiwasthan village had a population of 800. That makes it the 39th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,370 residents.

Shiwasthan village has 401 males and 399 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shiwasthan has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 953.

Shiwasthan covers 86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shiwasthan falls under Thawe tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The census record for Shiwasthan notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

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

Shiwasthan is in Thawe tehsil of Gopalganj district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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