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About Shiyani Village

Shiyani is one of the larger villages in Limbdi tehsil, in the district of Surendranagar, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,689, made up of 2,934 males and 2,755 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 5672.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 363427, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shiyani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shiyani village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Surendranagar
Tehsil Limbdi
Pincode 363427
Area (hectares) 5672.88 hectares
Population 5,689
Male Population 2,934
Female Population 2,755
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shiyani compares

By the 2011 count Shiyani is the 5th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,210 residents. Its 5672.88 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Shiyani

Shiyani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shiyani as Available within village. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shiyani from other places

Shiyani lies about 19 km from Surendranagar. 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 Shiyani
Tehsil headquarters Limbdi 14 km
District headquarters Surendranagar 19 km

Villages closest to Shiyani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shiyani village had a population of 5,689. That makes it the 5th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,210 residents.

Shiyani village has 2,934 males and 2,755 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shiyani has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Shiyani is 363427. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shiyani covers 5672.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shiyani falls under Limbdi tehsil of Surendranagar district in Gujarat.

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

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

Shiyani is about 19 km from Surendranagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shiyani is in Limbdi tehsil of Surendranagar district. Limbdi is about 14 km away. Surendranagar is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Samla (8.6 km), Gedi (14 km) and Parali (14 km).

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

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