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About Shivapura Village

Shivapura is a mid sized village in Gubbi tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 590, made up of 299 males and 291 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 579.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shivapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shivapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Gubbi
Pincode 572222
Area (hectares) 579.63 hectares
Population 590
Male Population 299
Female Population 291
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shivapura compares

By the 2011 count Shivapura is the 147th largest of the 316 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 735 residents. Its 579.63 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

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 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 Shivapura from other places

Shivapura lies about 39 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Nittur, about 22 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
Nearest town Chiknāyakanhalli 18 km
Nearest railway station Nittur 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Gubbi 27 km
District headquarters Tumkur 39 km

Villages closest to Shivapura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gubbi 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 590. That makes it the 147th largest of the 316 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 735 residents.

Shivapura village has 299 males and 291 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shivapura has about 973 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 981.

The pincode recorded for Shivapura is 572222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shivapura covers 579.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shivapura falls under Gubbi tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Shivapura is Nittur, about 22 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 Shivapura.

Shivapura is about 39 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shivapura is in Gubbi tehsil of Tumkur district. Chiknāyakanhalli is about 18 km away. Nittur is about 22 km away. Gubbi is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Yakkalakatte (under 2 km), Hagalavadi (2.3 km) and Galigekere (3.4 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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