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About Shiwnathpur Village

Shiwnathpur is a mid sized village in Sisai tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,369, made up of 711 males and 658 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 720.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shiwnathpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shiwnathpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Sisai
Pincode 835224
Area (hectares) 720.79 hectares
Population 1,369
Male Population 711
Female Population 658
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shiwnathpur compares

By the 2011 count Shiwnathpur is the 24th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,360 residents. Its 720.79 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Shiwnathpur

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

Shiwnathpur lies about 51 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Irgaon, about 3.5 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 Shiwnathpur
Nearest railway station Irgaon 3.5 km
Nearest town Lohārdagā 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Sisai 30 km
District headquarters Gumla 51 km

Villages closest to Shiwnathpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shiwnathpur village had a population of 1,369. That makes it the 24th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,360 residents.

Shiwnathpur village has 711 males and 658 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shiwnathpur has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Shiwnathpur is 835224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shiwnathpur covers 720.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shiwnathpur falls under Sisai tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Shiwnathpur is Irgaon, about 3.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shiwnathpur.

Shiwnathpur is about 51 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shiwnathpur is in Sisai tehsil of Gumla district. Irgaon is about 3.5 km away. Lohārdagā is about 9.2 km away. Sisai is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mada (15 km), Sursa (15 km) and Arko (15 km).

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

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