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About Shivapur Village

Shivapur is a mid sized village in Basavakalyan tehsil, in the district of Bidar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,147, made up of 571 males and 576 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 194.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585327, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shivapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shivapur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bidar
Tehsil Basavakalyan
Pincode 585327
Area (hectares) 194.3 hectares
Population 1,147
Male Population 571
Female Population 576
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shivapur compares

By the 2011 count Shivapur is the 77th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,509 residents. Its 194.3 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

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 <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 Shivapur from other places

Shivapur lies about 59 km from Bidar, and the nearest railway station is Humanabad, about 21 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
Tehsil headquarters Basavakalyan 2.6 km
Nearest railway station Humanabad 21 km
District headquarters Bidar 59 km

Villages closest to Shivapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shivapur village had a population of 1,147. That makes it the 77th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,509 residents.

Shivapur village has 571 males and 576 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shivapur has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Shivapur is 585327. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shivapur covers 194.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shivapur falls under Basavakalyan tehsil of Bidar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Shivapur is Humanabad, about 21 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 <5 km distance for Shivapur.

Shivapur is about 59 km from Bidar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shivapur is in Basavakalyan tehsil of Bidar district. Basavakalyan is about 2.6 km away. Humanabad is about 21 km away. Bidar is about 59 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Narayanapur (under 2 km), Tipranth (1.7 km) and Basavakalyan (2.6 km).

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

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