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About Shiv Village

Shiv is a small village in Patur tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7, made up of 4 males and 3 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 750 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.1 hectares hectares.

Shiv Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shiv village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Patur
Area (hectares) 37.1 hectares
Population 7
Male Population 4
Female Population 3
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 750
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shiv compares

By the 2011 count Shiv is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,368 residents. Its 37.1 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Shiv

Shiv is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shiv as Available within <5 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 Shiv from other places

Shiv lies about 27 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Lohagad, about under 2 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 Shiv
Nearest railway station Lohagad under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Patur 16 km
Nearest town Pātūr 16 km
District headquarters Akola 27 km

Villages closest to Shiv

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shiv village had a population of 7. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,368 residents.

Shiv village has 4 males and 3 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shiv has about 750 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 924.

Shiv covers 37.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shiv falls under Patur tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shiv is Lohagad, about under 2 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 10+ km distance for Shiv.

Shiv is about 27 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shiv is in Patur tehsil of Akola district. Lohagad is about under 2 km away. Patur is about 16 km away. Pātūr is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahaldoli (3.6 km), Jambharun (4.3 km) and Kothari Bk (8.7 km).

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

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