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About Shivapur Village

Shivapur is a mid sized village in Shiggaon tehsil, in the district of Haveri, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 856, made up of 421 males and 435 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 226.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shivapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shivapur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Haveri
Tehsil Shiggaon
Pincode 581205
Area (hectares) 226.28 hectares
Population 856
Male Population 421
Female Population 435
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shivapur compares

By the 2011 count Shivapur is the 60th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,507 residents. Its 226.28 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 932.

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 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 Shivapur from other places

Shivapur lies about 32 km from Haveri, and the nearest railway station is Savanur, about 26 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
Tehsil headquarters Shiggaon 6.6 km
Nearest railway station Savanur 26 km
District headquarters Haveri 32 km

Villages closest to Shivapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shiggaon 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 856. That makes it the 60th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,507 residents.

Shivapur village has 421 males and 435 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shivapur has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Shivapur is 581205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shivapur covers 226.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shivapur falls under Shiggaon tehsil of Haveri district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Shivapur is Savanur, about 26 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 village for Shivapur.

Shivapur is about 32 km from Haveri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shivapur is in Shiggaon tehsil of Haveri district. Shiggaon is about 6.6 km away. Savanur is about 26 km away. Haveri is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jakkankatti (under 2 km), Chandapur (2.9 km) and Konankeri (3.3 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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