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About Shivapura Village

Shivapura is a mid sized village in Holalkere tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,700, made up of 880 males and 820 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 495.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577531, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shivapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shivapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Holalkere
Pincode 577531
Area (hectares) 495.69 hectares
Population 1,700
Male Population 880
Female Population 820
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shivapura compares

By the 2011 count Shivapura is the 33rd largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,148 residents. Its 495.69 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Shivapura

Shivapura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shivapura as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 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 36 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Holalkere, about 4.4 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
Nearest railway station Holalkere 4.4 km
Nearest town Channagiri 20 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 36 km

Villages closest to Shivapura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Holalkere 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 1,700. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,148 residents.

Shivapura village has 880 males and 820 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shivapura has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Shivapura is 577531. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shivapura covers 495.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shivapura falls under Holalkere tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Shivapura is Holalkere, about 4.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Shivapura.

Shivapura is about 36 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shivapura is in Holalkere tehsil of Chitradurga district. Holalkere is about 4.4 km away. Channagiri is about 20 km away. Chitradurga is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hulemalali (2.0 km), Kunugali (2.3 km) and Kengunte (2.6 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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