Skip to main content

About Shiwa Nagar Village

Shiwa Nagar is a large village in Ramgarhwa tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,046, made up of 1,630 males and 1,416 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 183.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845433, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shiwa Nagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shiwa Nagar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Ramgarhwa
Pincode 845433
Area (hectares) 183.7 hectares
Population 3,046
Male Population 1,630
Female Population 1,416
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shiwa Nagar compares

By the 2011 count Shiwa Nagar is the 18th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,674 residents. Its 183.7 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 886.

Getting to Shiwa Nagar

The census records public bus service for Shiwa Nagar as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shiwa Nagar from other places

Shiwa Nagar lies about 26 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is ramgarhwa rack point, about under 2 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 Shiwa Nagar
Nearest railway station ramgarhwa rack point under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramgarhwa 2.3 km
Nearest town Raxaul 13 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 26 km

Villages closest to Shiwa Nagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shiwa Nagar village had a population of 3,046. That makes it the 18th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,674 residents.

Shiwa Nagar village has 1,630 males and 1,416 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shiwa Nagar has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 886.

The pincode recorded for Shiwa Nagar is 845433. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shiwa Nagar covers 183.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shiwa Nagar falls under Ramgarhwa tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shiwa Nagar is ramgarhwa rack point, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shiwa Nagar.

Shiwa Nagar is about 26 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shiwa Nagar is in Ramgarhwa tehsil of Purba Champaran district. ramgarhwa rack point is about under 2 km away. Ramgarhwa is about 2.3 km away. Raxaul is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chikni (under 2 km), Misrauliya (under 2 km) and Naugarhwa (under 2 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All