About Shivapur Village

Shivapur is one of the larger villages in Gokak tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,412, made up of 2,701 males and 2,711 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1147.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shivapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shivapur village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Belgaum
Tehsil	Gokak
Pincode	591312
Area (hectares)	1147.75 hectares
Population	5,412
Male Population	2,701
Female Population	2,711
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,004
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shivapur compares

By the 2011 count Shivapur is the 22nd largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,673 residents. Its 1147.75 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Shivapur

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

Shivapur lies about 44 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Gokak Road, about 3.2 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 Shivapur
Nearest railway station	Gokak Road	3.2 km
Nearest town	Hukeri	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gokak	12 km
District headquarters	Belgaum	44 km

Villages closest to Shivapur

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

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Common questions about Shivapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shivapur village had a population of 5,412. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,673 residents.

Shivapur village has 2,701 males and 2,711 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shivapur has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Shivapur is 591312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shivapur covers 1147.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shivapur falls under Gokak tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Shivapur is Gokak Road, about 3.2 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 Shivapur.

Shivapur is about 44 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shivapur is in Gokak tehsil of Belgaum district. Gokak Road is about 3.2 km away. Hukeri is about 12 km away. Gokak is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.