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About Shivapura Village

Shivapura is a large village in Karkal tehsil, in the district of Udupi, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,084, made up of 2,044 males and 2,040 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1978.01 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 Udupi
Tehsil Karkal
Pincode 577450
Area (hectares) 1978.01 hectares
Population 4,084
Male Population 2,044
Female Population 2,040
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shivapura compares

By the 2011 count Shivapura is the 17th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,743 residents. Its 1978.01 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, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1097.

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 5 - 10 km distance. 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 22 km from Karkal, and the nearest railway station is Udupi, about 23 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 Someshwar 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Karkal 22 km
Nearest railway station Udupi 23 km

Villages closest to Shivapura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karkal 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 4,084. That makes it the 17th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,743 residents.

Shivapura village has 2,044 males and 2,040 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shivapura has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1097.

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

Shivapura covers 1978.01 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 Karkal tehsil of Udupi district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Shivapura is Udupi, about 23 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Shivapura.

Shivapura is about 22 km from Karkal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shivapura is in Karkal tehsil of Udupi district. Someshwar is about 14 km away. Karkal is about 22 km away. Udupi is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Yellare (4.0 km), Varanga (4.4 km) and Kerebettu (4.5 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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