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About Shiwapur Village

Shiwapur is a mid sized village in Chainpur tehsil, in the district of Kaimur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 924, made up of 472 males and 452 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142 hectares hectares.

Shiwapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shiwapur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kaimur
Tehsil Chainpur
Area (hectares) 142 hectares
Population 924
Male Population 472
Female Population 452
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shiwapur compares

By the 2011 count Shiwapur is the 65th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,264 residents. Its 142 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Shiwapur

Shiwapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shiwapur as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shiwapur from other places

Shiwapur lies about 142 km from Kaimur, and the nearest railway station is Majhowalia, about 4.4 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 Shiwapur
Nearest railway station Majhowalia 4.4 km
Nearest town Bettiah 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Chainpur 17 km
District headquarters Kaimur 142 km

Villages closest to Shiwapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shiwapur village had a population of 924. That makes it the 65th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,264 residents.

Shiwapur village has 472 males and 452 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shiwapur has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 927.

Shiwapur covers 142 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shiwapur falls under Chainpur tehsil of Kaimur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shiwapur is Majhowalia, about 4.4 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shiwapur.

Shiwapur is about 142 km from Kaimur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shiwapur is in Chainpur tehsil of Kaimur district. Majhowalia is about 4.4 km away. Bettiah is about 12 km away. Chainpur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basra (3.3 km), Sonbarsa (5.5 km) and Bhualpur (5.6 km).

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

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