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About Shivapur Village

Shivapur is a mid sized village in Jevargi tehsil, in the district of Gulbarga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,846, made up of 961 males and 885 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 908.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585310, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shivapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shivapur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gulbarga
Tehsil Jevargi
Pincode 585310
Area (hectares) 908.89 hectares
Population 1,846
Male Population 961
Female Population 885
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shivapur compares

By the 2011 count Shivapur is the 53rd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,885 residents. Its 908.89 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 963.

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 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 Shivapur from other places

Shivapur lies about 63 km from Gulbarga, and the nearest railway station is Shampurahalli, about 43 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
Nearest town Shāhpur 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Jevargi 28 km
Nearest railway station Shampurahalli 43 km
District headquarters Gulbarga 63 km

Villages closest to Shivapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jevargi 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 1,846. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,885 residents.

Shivapur village has 961 males and 885 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shivapur has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Shivapur is 585310. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shivapur covers 908.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shivapur falls under Jevargi tehsil of Gulbarga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Shivapur is Shampurahalli, about 43 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 Shivapur.

Shivapur is about 63 km from Gulbarga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shivapur is in Jevargi tehsil of Gulbarga district. Shāhpur is about 25 km away. Jevargi is about 28 km away. Shampurahalli is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balbatti (1.8 km), Kachapur (2.4 km) and Kachur (2.4 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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