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About Shivapura Village

Shivapura is a large village in Dod Ballapur tehsil, in the district of Bangalore Rural, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,554, made up of 1,291 males and 1,263 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 352.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 561203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shivapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shivapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bangalore Rural
Tehsil Dod Ballapur
Pincode 561203
Area (hectares) 352.47 hectares
Population 2,554
Male Population 1,291
Female Population 1,263
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shivapura compares

By the 2011 count Shivapura is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 732 residents. Its 352.47 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Shivapura

Shivapura is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Shivapura as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shivapura from other places

Shivapura lies about 9.3 km from Bangalore Rural, and the nearest railway station is Dodballapur, 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 Shivapura
Tehsil headquarters Dod Ballapur 3.4 km
Nearest town Doddaballapura 3.4 km
Nearest railway station Dodballapur 3.5 km
District headquarters Bangalore Rural 9.3 km

Villages closest to Shivapura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dod Ballapur 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 Shivapura

As per the Census of India 2011, Shivapura village had a population of 2,554. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 732 residents.

Shivapura village has 1,291 males and 1,263 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shivapura has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Shivapura is 561203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shivapura covers 352.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shivapura falls under Dod Ballapur tehsil of Bangalore Rural district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Shivapura is Dodballapur, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Shivapura.

Shivapura is about 9.3 km from Bangalore Rural in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shivapura is in Dod Ballapur tehsil of Bangalore Rural district. Dod Ballapur is about 3.4 km away. Doddaballapura is about 3.4 km away. Dodballapur is about 3.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shivapura Amanikere (under 2 km), Thimmasandra (under 2 km) and Pindakuru Thimmanahalli (1.6 km).

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

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