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About Shiwpur Village

Shiwpur is a mid sized village in Bhabua tehsil, in the district of Kaimur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 900, made up of 468 males and 432 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33 hectares hectares.

Shiwpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shiwpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kaimur
Tehsil Bhabua
Area (hectares) 33 hectares
Population 900
Male Population 468
Female Population 432
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shiwpur compares

By the 2011 count Shiwpur is the 89th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents. Its 33 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Shiwpur

Shiwpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shiwpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Shiwpur from other places

Shiwpur lies about 69 km from Kaimur, and the nearest railway station is Kumahu, 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 Shiwpur
Nearest railway station Kumahu 14 km
Nearest town Nokha 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhabua 31 km
District headquarters Kaimur 69 km

Villages closest to Shiwpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhabua 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 900. That makes it the 89th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents.

Shiwpur village has 468 males and 432 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shiwpur has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

Shiwpur covers 33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shiwpur falls under Bhabua tehsil of Kaimur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shiwpur is Kumahu, 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 <5 km distance for Shiwpur.

Shiwpur is about 69 km from Kaimur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shiwpur is in Bhabua tehsil of Kaimur district. Kumahu is about 14 km away. Nokha is about 22 km away. Bhabua is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kawar (4.6 km), Akhtiarpur (9.2 km) and Silri (11 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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