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About Shivpur Village

Shivpur is a small village in Baikunthpur tehsil, in the district of Koriya, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 381, made up of 194 males and 187 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497335, 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 Baikunthpur
Pincode 497335
Area (hectares) 134.88 hectares
Population 381
Male Population 194
Female Population 187
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
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 100th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,012 residents. Its 134.88 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 981.

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 Baikunthpur 8.1 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 Baikunthpur 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 381. That makes it the 100th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,012 residents.

Shivpur village has 194 males and 187 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shivpur has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Shivpur is 497335. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shivpur covers 134.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shivpur falls under Baikunthpur 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 Baikunthpur tehsil of Koriya district. Shivpur Charcha is about under 2 km away. Baikunthpur Rd is about under 2 km away. Baikunthpur is about 8.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagar (11 km), Bodar (15 km) and Patna (15 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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