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About Shivanapur Village

Shivanapur is a mid sized village in Kalghatgi tehsil, in the district of Dharwad, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 740, made up of 384 males and 356 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 425.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shivanapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shivanapur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dharwad
Tehsil Kalghatgi
Pincode 581212
Area (hectares) 425.01 hectares
Population 740
Male Population 384
Female Population 356
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shivanapur compares

By the 2011 count Shivanapur is the 66th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,583 residents. Its 425.01 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Shivanapur

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

Shivanapur lies about 35 km from Dharwad. 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 Shivanapur
Tehsil headquarters Kalghatgi 4.8 km
Nearest town Hubballi 27 km
District headquarters Dharwad 35 km

Villages closest to Shivanapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shivanapur village had a population of 740. That makes it the 66th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,583 residents.

Shivanapur village has 384 males and 356 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shivanapur has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Shivanapur is 581212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shivanapur covers 425.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shivanapur falls under Kalghatgi tehsil of Dharwad district in Karnataka.

The census record for Shivanapur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Shivanapur.

Shivanapur is about 35 km from Dharwad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shivanapur is in Kalghatgi tehsil of Dharwad district. Kalghatgi is about 4.8 km away. Hubballi is about 27 km away. Dharwad is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Somanakoppa (under 2 km), Belavantra (under 2 km) and Dyavankonda (2.1 km).

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

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