About Shiwanandpur Village

Shiwanandpur is a mid sized village in Barsoi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,349, made up of 697 males and 652 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76 hectares hectares.

Shiwanandpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shiwanandpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Barsoi
Area (hectares)	76 hectares
Population	1,349
Male Population	697
Female Population	652
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	935
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shiwanandpur compares

By the 2011 count Shiwanandpur is the 80th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents. Its 76 hectares work out to about 18 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 928.

Getting to Shiwanandpur

Shiwanandpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shiwanandpur as Available within 5 - 10 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shiwanandpur from other places

Shiwanandpur lies about 50 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Dalkhola, about 4.3 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 Shiwanandpur
Nearest railway station	Dalkhola	4.3 km
Nearest town	Kishanganj	25 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barsoi	30 km
District headquarters	Katihar	50 km

Villages closest to Shiwanandpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shiwanandpur village had a population of 1,349. That makes it the 80th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents.

Shiwanandpur village has 697 males and 652 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shiwanandpur has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Shiwanandpur covers 76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shiwanandpur falls under Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shiwanandpur is Dalkhola, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Shiwanandpur is about 50 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shiwanandpur is in Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district. Dalkhola is about 4.3 km away. Kishanganj is about 25 km away. Barsoi is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.