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About Shivathan Village

Shivathan is a small village in Khanapur tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 482, made up of 240 males and 242 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 422.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 590014, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shivathan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shivathan village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Khanapur
Pincode 590014
Area (hectares) 422.11 hectares
Population 482
Male Population 240
Female Population 242
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shivathan compares

By the 2011 count Shivathan is the 140th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents. Its 422.11 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Shivathan

The census records public bus service for Shivathan as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shivathan from other places

Shivathan lies about 43 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Shivathan, about 2.7 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 Shivathan
Nearest railway station Shivathan 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Khanapur 20 km
Nearest town Dandeli 23 km
District headquarters Belgaum 43 km

Villages closest to Shivathan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shivathan village had a population of 482. That makes it the 140th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents.

Shivathan village has 240 males and 242 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shivathan has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Shivathan is 590014. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shivathan covers 422.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shivathan falls under Khanapur tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Shivathan is Shivathan, about 2.7 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shivathan.

Shivathan is about 43 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shivathan is in Khanapur tehsil of Belgaum district. Shivathan is about 2.7 km away. Khanapur is about 20 km away. Dandeli is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kodagai (2.0 km), Londa (2.6 km) and Satanali (3.0 km).

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

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