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About Shirwar Village

Shirwar is a mid sized village in Naubatpur tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,708, made up of 909 males and 799 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138 hectares hectares.

Shirwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shirwar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Naubatpur
Area (hectares) 138 hectares
Population 1,708
Male Population 909
Female Population 799
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
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 Shirwar compares

By the 2011 count Shirwar is the 45th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 138 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 900.

Getting to Shirwar

Shirwar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shirwar 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 Shirwar from other places

Shirwar lies about 18 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Ganpura, about 6.6 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 Shirwar
Tehsil headquarters Naubatpur 3.6 km
Nearest railway station Ganpura 6.6 km
District headquarters Patna 18 km

Villages closest to Shirwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shirwar village had a population of 1,708. That makes it the 45th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Shirwar village has 909 males and 799 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shirwar has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 900.

Shirwar covers 138 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shirwar falls under Naubatpur tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shirwar is Ganpura, about 6.6 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 Shirwar.

Shirwar is about 18 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shirwar is in Naubatpur tehsil of Patna district. Naubatpur is about 3.6 km away. Ganpura is about 6.6 km away. Patna is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gopalpur (under 2 km), Mamrezpur (under 2 km) and Pali (under 2 km).

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

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