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About Shivajinagar Village

Shivajinagar is a mid sized village in Shirhatti tehsil, in the district of Gadag, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,895, made up of 987 males and 908 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 684.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 582120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shivajinagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shivajinagar village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gadag
Tehsil Shirhatti
Pincode 582120
Area (hectares) 684.05 hectares
Population 1,895
Male Population 987
Female Population 908
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shivajinagar compares

By the 2011 count Shivajinagar is the 28th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,763 residents. Its 684.05 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 966.

Getting to Shivajinagar

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

Shivajinagar lies about 28 km from Gadag, and the nearest railway station is Kalas, about 28 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 Shivajinagar
Tehsil headquarters Shirhatti 8.6 km
Nearest town Lakshmeshwar 18 km
Nearest railway station Kalas 28 km
District headquarters Gadag 28 km

Villages closest to Shivajinagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shivajinagar village had a population of 1,895. That makes it the 28th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,763 residents.

Shivajinagar village has 987 males and 908 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shivajinagar has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Shivajinagar is 582120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shivajinagar covers 684.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shivajinagar falls under Shirhatti tehsil of Gadag district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Shivajinagar is Kalas, about 28 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 Shivajinagar.

Shivajinagar is about 28 km from Gadag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shivajinagar is in Shirhatti tehsil of Gadag district. Shirhatti is about 8.6 km away. Lakshmeshwar is about 18 km away. Kalas is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majjur (under 2 km), Chabbi (3.9 km) and Kusalapur (4.4 km).

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

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