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About Shiv Nagar Village

Shiv Nagar is a large village in Parbalpur tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,838, made up of 1,515 males and 1,323 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 270 hectares hectares.

Shiv Nagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shiv Nagar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Parbalpur
Area (hectares) 270 hectares
Population 2,838
Male Population 1,515
Female Population 1,323
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shiv Nagar compares

By the 2011 count Shiv Nagar is the 8th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,057 residents. Its 270 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Shiv Nagar

Shiv Nagar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shiv Nagar as Available within 5 - 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 Shiv Nagar from other places

Shiv Nagar lies about 12 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Ekangarsarai, about 6.5 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 Shiv Nagar
Nearest railway station Ekangarsarai 6.5 km
Nearest town Hilsa 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Parbalpur 12 km
District headquarters Nalanda 12 km

Villages closest to Shiv Nagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Parbalpur 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 Shiv Nagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Shiv Nagar village had a population of 2,838. That makes it the 8th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,057 residents.

Shiv Nagar village has 1,515 males and 1,323 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shiv Nagar has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 917.

Shiv Nagar covers 270 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shiv Nagar falls under Parbalpur tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shiv Nagar is Ekangarsarai, about 6.5 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shiv Nagar.

Shiv Nagar is about 12 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shiv Nagar is in Parbalpur tehsil of Nalanda district. Ekangarsarai is about 6.5 km away. Hilsa is about 10 km away. Parbalpur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alipur (2.1 km), Larhuari (3.2 km) and Pawai (3.8 km).

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

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