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About Shivpuri Village

Shivpuri is a small village in Jirapur tehsil, in the district of Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 183, made up of 95 males and 88 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188.65 hectares hectares.

Shivpuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shivpuri village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Rajgarh
Tehsil Jirapur
Area (hectares) 188.65 hectares
Population 183
Male Population 95
Female Population 88
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shivpuri compares

By the 2011 count Shivpuri is the 171st largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 836 residents. Its 188.65 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Shivpuri

Shivpuri is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Shivpuri 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 within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shivpuri from other places

Shivpuri lies about 28 km from Rajgarh, and the nearest railway station is Karanwas, about 47 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 Shivpuri
Tehsil headquarters Jirapur 12 km
District headquarters Rajgarh 28 km
Nearest railway station Karanwas 47 km

Villages closest to Shivpuri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shivpuri village had a population of 183. That makes it the 171st largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 836 residents.

Shivpuri village has 95 males and 88 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shivpuri has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 996.

Shivpuri covers 188.65 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.

Shivpuri falls under Jirapur tehsil of Rajgarh district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shivpuri is Karanwas, about 47 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shivpuri.

Shivpuri is about 28 km from Rajgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shivpuri is in Jirapur tehsil of Rajgarh district. Jirapur is about 12 km away. Rajgarh is about 28 km away. Karanwas is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Padli (under 2 km), Padampura (1.6 km) and Nawabpura (1.9 km).

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

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