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About Shiwrajpur Village

Shiwrajpur is a large village in Ghaghra tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,189, made up of 1,126 males and 1,063 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 739.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shiwrajpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shiwrajpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Ghaghra
Pincode 835208
Area (hectares) 739.45 hectares
Population 2,189
Male Population 1,126
Female Population 1,063
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shiwrajpur compares

By the 2011 count Shiwrajpur is the 6th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 889 residents. Its 739.45 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Shiwrajpur

Shiwrajpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shiwrajpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Shiwrajpur from other places

Shiwrajpur lies about 18 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 35 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 Shiwrajpur
Tehsil headquarters Ghaghra 9.2 km
District headquarters Gumla 18 km
Nearest town Gumlā 18 km
Nearest railway station Lohardaga 35 km

Villages closest to Shiwrajpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shiwrajpur village had a population of 2,189. That makes it the 6th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 889 residents.

Shiwrajpur village has 1,126 males and 1,063 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shiwrajpur has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Shiwrajpur is 835208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shiwrajpur covers 739.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shiwrajpur falls under Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Shiwrajpur is Lohardaga, about 35 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shiwrajpur.

Shiwrajpur is about 18 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shiwrajpur is in Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district. Ghaghra is about 9.2 km away. Gumla is about 18 km away. Gumlā is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chechepat (2.6 km), Totambi (2.8 km) and Tunjo (2.9 km).

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

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