About Shivnagar Village

Shivnagar is a large village in Benipatti tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,174, made up of 1,637 males and 1,537 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 260.09 hectares hectares.

Shivnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shivnagar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Madhubani
Tehsil	Benipatti
Area (hectares)	260.09 hectares
Population	3,174
Male Population	1,637
Female Population	1,537
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	939
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shivnagar compares

By the 2011 count Shivnagar is the 39th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,841 residents. Its 260.09 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Shivnagar

Shivnagar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shivnagar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Shivnagar from other places

Shivnagar lies about 22 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Korahia, about 1.5 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 Shivnagar
Nearest railway station	Korahia	1.5 km
Nearest town	Jainagar	5.5 km
District headquarters	Madhubani	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Benipatti	26 km

Villages closest to Shivnagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shivnagar village had a population of 3,174. That makes it the 39th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,841 residents.

Shivnagar village has 1,637 males and 1,537 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shivnagar has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 913.

Shivnagar covers 260.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shivnagar falls under Benipatti tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shivnagar is Korahia, about 1.5 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 10+ km distance for Shivnagar.

Shivnagar is about 22 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shivnagar is in Benipatti tehsil of Madhubani district. Korahia is about 1.5 km away. Jainagar is about 5.5 km away. Madhubani is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.