About Shivnagar Village

Shivnagar is a mid sized village in Mhow tehsil, in the district of Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,520, made up of 778 males and 742 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 637 hectares hectares.

Shivnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shivnagar village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Indore
Tehsil	Mhow
Area (hectares)	637 hectares
Population	1,520
Male Population	778
Female Population	742
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	954
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available

How Shivnagar compares

By the 2011 count Shivnagar is the 36th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,418 residents. Its 637 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 946.

Getting to Shivnagar

Shivnagar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shivnagar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shivnagar from other places

Shivnagar lies about 17 km from Indore, and the nearest railway station is Rau, about 13 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 Shivnagar
Nearest town	Rāvu	12 km
Nearest railway station	Rau	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mhow	16 km
District headquarters	Indore	17 km

Villages closest to Shivnagar

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

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Common questions about Shivnagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Shivnagar village had a population of 1,520. That makes it the 36th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,418 residents.

Shivnagar village has 778 males and 742 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shivnagar has about 954 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 946.

Shivnagar covers 637 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shivnagar falls under Mhow tehsil of Indore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shivnagar is Rau, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shivnagar.

Shivnagar is about 17 km from Indore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shivnagar is in Mhow tehsil of Indore district. Rāvu is about 12 km away. Rau is about 13 km away. Mhow is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.