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About Shivpur Village

Shivpur is a mid sized village in Ambikapur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 965, made up of 486 males and 479 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 293.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shivpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shivpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Ambikapur
Pincode 497001
Area (hectares) 293.81 hectares
Population 965
Male Population 486
Female Population 479
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shivpur compares

By the 2011 count Shivpur is the 79th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,300 residents. Its 293.81 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

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 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sakhauli, Sapna, Saraitikra and Sargawan. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 965. That makes it the 79th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,300 residents.

Shivpur village has 486 males and 479 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shivpur has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Shivpur is 497001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shivpur covers 293.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shivpur falls under Ambikapur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Shivpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shivpur.

Shivpur is in Ambikapur tehsil of Surguja district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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