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About Shivapura Village

Shivapura is a mid sized village in Shikarpur tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 659, made up of 331 males and 328 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 313.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577450, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shivapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shivapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Shikarpur
Pincode 577450
Area (hectares) 313.51 hectares
Population 659
Male Population 331
Female Population 328
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shivapura compares

By the 2011 count Shivapura is the 104th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents. Its 313.51 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Shivapura

Shivapura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shivapura as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Shivapura from other places

Shivapura lies about 65 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Adderi, about 32 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 Shivapura
Tehsil headquarters Shikarpur 21 km
Nearest town Shikaripura 21 km
Nearest railway station Adderi 32 km
District headquarters Shimoga 65 km

Villages closest to Shivapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shivapura village had a population of 659. That makes it the 104th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents.

Shivapura village has 331 males and 328 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shivapura has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Shivapura is 577450. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shivapura covers 313.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shivapura falls under Shikarpur tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Shivapura is Adderi, about 32 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 <5 km distance for Shivapura.

Shivapura is about 65 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shivapura is in Shikarpur tehsil of Shimoga district. Shikarpur is about 21 km away. Shikaripura is about 21 km away. Adderi 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 Vadagatte (under 2 km), Malagondanakoppa (1.6 km) and Devikoppa (2.0 km).

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

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