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About Shivgarh Village

Shivgarh is a mid sized village in Badnawar tehsil, in the district of Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 909, made up of 451 males and 458 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 562.39 hectares hectares.

Shivgarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shivgarh village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Dhar
Tehsil Badnawar
Area (hectares) 562.39 hectares
Population 909
Male Population 451
Female Population 458
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shivgarh compares

By the 2011 count Shivgarh is the 69th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,257 residents. Its 562.39 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Shivgarh

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

Shivgarh lies about 34 km from Dhar, and the nearest railway station is Barnagar, 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 Shivgarh
Tehsil headquarters Badnawar 19 km
Nearest town Badnāwar 19 km
Nearest railway station Barnagar 32 km
District headquarters Dhar 34 km

Villages closest to Shivgarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shivgarh village had a population of 909. That makes it the 69th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,257 residents.

Shivgarh village has 451 males and 458 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shivgarh has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 982.

Shivgarh covers 562.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shivgarh falls under Badnawar tehsil of Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shivgarh is Barnagar, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Shivgarh.

Shivgarh is about 34 km from Dhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shivgarh is in Badnawar tehsil of Dhar district. Badnawar is about 19 km away. Badnāwar is about 19 km away. Barnagar 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 Sergarh (2.8 km), Kod (4.2 km) and Bulgari (4.8 km).

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

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