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About Shivraj Village

Shivraj is a mid sized village in Pichhore tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 579, made up of 300 males and 279 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 223.31 hectares hectares.

Shivraj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shivraj village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Pichhore
Area (hectares) 223.31 hectares
Population 579
Male Population 300
Female Population 279
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shivraj compares

By the 2011 count Shivraj is the 130th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,408 residents. Its 223.31 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Shivraj

Shivraj is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shivraj as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Shivraj from other places

Shivraj lies about 36 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Kolaras, about 34 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 Shivraj
Tehsil headquarters Pichhore 26 km
Nearest railway station Kolaras 34 km
Nearest town Karera 36 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 36 km

Villages closest to Shivraj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shivraj village had a population of 579. That makes it the 130th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,408 residents.

Shivraj village has 300 males and 279 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shivraj has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 877.

Shivraj covers 223.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shivraj falls under Pichhore tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shivraj is Kolaras, about 34 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 <5 km distance for Shivraj.

Shivraj is about 36 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shivraj is in Pichhore tehsil of Shivpuri district. Pichhore is about 26 km away. Kolaras is about 34 km away. Karera is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagal (under 2 km), Shergarh (under 2 km) and Rupepur (3.0 km).

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

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