About Shivaganga Village

Shivaganga is a mid sized village in Holalkere tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,749, made up of 867 males and 882 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 727.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577526, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shivaganga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shivaganga village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Chitradurga
Tehsil	Holalkere
Pincode	577526
Area (hectares)	727.71 hectares
Population	1,749
Male Population	867
Female Population	882
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,017
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shivaganga compares

By the 2011 count Shivaganga is the 32nd largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,148 residents. Its 727.71 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Shivaganga

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

Shivaganga lies about 23 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Amritapura, about 6.7 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 Shivaganga
Nearest railway station	Amritapura	6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Holalkere	8.2 km
District headquarters	Chitradurga	23 km

Villages closest to Shivaganga

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.

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Common questions about Shivaganga

As per the Census of India 2011, Shivaganga village had a population of 1,749. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,148 residents.

Shivaganga village has 867 males and 882 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shivaganga has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Shivaganga is 577526. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shivaganga covers 727.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shivaganga falls under Holalkere tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Shivaganga is Amritapura, about 6.7 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 Shivaganga.

Shivaganga is about 23 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shivaganga is in Holalkere tehsil of Chitradurga district. Amritapura is about 6.7 km away. Holalkere is about 8.2 km away. Chitradurga is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.