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About Shivpur Village

Shivpur is a mid sized village in Khadganva tehsil, in the district of Koriya, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,655, made up of 827 males and 828 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,001 females per 1000 males. The village covers 847.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497449, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shivpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shivpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Koriya
Tehsil Khadganva
Pincode 497449
Area (hectares) 847.41 hectares
Population 1,655
Male Population 827
Female Population 828
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,001
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shivpur compares

By the 2011 count Shivpur is the 16th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,135 residents. Its 847.41 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Shivpur

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

Shivpur lies about 9.7 km from Koriya, and the nearest railway station is Baikunthpur Rd, 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 Shivpur
Nearest town Shivpur Charcha under 2 km
Nearest railway station Baikunthpur Rd under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Khadganva 9.7 km
District headquarters Koriya 9.7 km

Villages closest to Shivpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shivpur village had a population of 1,655. That makes it the 16th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,135 residents.

Shivpur village has 827 males and 828 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shivpur has about 1001 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Shivpur is 497449. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shivpur covers 847.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shivpur falls under Khadganva tehsil of Koriya district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Shivpur is Baikunthpur Rd, 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Shivpur.

Shivpur is about 9.7 km from Koriya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shivpur is in Khadganva tehsil of Koriya district. Shivpur Charcha is about under 2 km away. Baikunthpur Rd is about under 2 km away. Khadganva is about 9.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katkona (15 km), Chirmi (24 km) and Thaggaon (26 km).

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

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