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About Shiwpur Village

Shiwpur is a mid sized village in Dehri tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 590, made up of 302 males and 288 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78 hectares hectares.

Shiwpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shiwpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Dehri
Area (hectares) 78 hectares
Population 590
Male Population 302
Female Population 288
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shiwpur compares

By the 2011 count Shiwpur is the 54th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,387 residents. Its 78 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Shiwpur

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

How far is Shiwpur from other places

Shiwpur lies about 42 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Pahleja, 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 Shiwpur
Nearest railway station Pahleja under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Dehri 5.8 km
Nearest town Madhurampur Dehri 5.8 km
District headquarters Rohtas 42 km

Villages closest to Shiwpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shiwpur village had a population of 590. That makes it the 54th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,387 residents.

Shiwpur village has 302 males and 288 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shiwpur has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 923.

Shiwpur covers 78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shiwpur falls under Dehri tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shiwpur is Pahleja, about under 2 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 - 10 km distance for Shiwpur.

Shiwpur is about 42 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shiwpur is in Dehri tehsil of Rohtas district. Pahleja is about under 2 km away. Dehri is about 5.8 km away. Madhurampur Dehri is about 5.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shiupur (under 2 km), Pahleza (under 2 km) and Deuria (under 2 km).

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

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