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About Shivapur Village

Shivapur is a mid sized village in Haliyal tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,197, made up of 613 males and 584 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1191.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581329, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shivapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shivapur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Haliyal
Pincode 581329
Area (hectares) 1191.19 hectares
Population 1,197
Male Population 613
Female Population 584
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shivapur compares

By the 2011 count Shivapur is the 24th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 834 residents. Its 1191.19 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 940.

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 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 Shivapur from other places

Shivapur lies about 78 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Mugad, about 18 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 Haliyal 15 km
Nearest railway station Mugad 18 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 78 km

Villages closest to Shivapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Haliyal 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 1,197. That makes it the 24th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 834 residents.

Shivapur village has 613 males and 584 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shivapur has about 953 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 940.

The pincode recorded for Shivapur is 581329. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shivapur covers 1191.19 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.

Shivapur falls under Haliyal tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Shivapur is Mugad, about 18 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 Shivapur.

Shivapur is about 78 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shivapur is in Haliyal tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Haliyal is about 15 km away. Mugad is about 18 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 78 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khurd Kanchanalli (6.3 km), Murkwad (6.5 km) and Ammankop (7.0 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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