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About Shivni Village

Shivni is a small village in Malkapur tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 249, made up of 128 males and 121 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170.57 hectares hectares.

Shivni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shivni village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Malkapur
Area (hectares) 170.57 hectares
Population 249
Male Population 128
Female Population 121
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
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 Shivni compares

By the 2011 count Shivni is the 56th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,679 residents. Its 170.57 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Shivni

Shivni is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shivni 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 Shivni from other places

Shivni lies about 45 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Khamkhed, about 6.0 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 Shivni
Nearest railway station Khamkhed 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Malkapur 6.7 km
Nearest town Malkāpur 6.7 km
District headquarters Buldana 45 km

Villages closest to Shivni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shivni village had a population of 249. That makes it the 56th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,679 residents.

Shivni village has 128 males and 121 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shivni has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Shivni covers 170.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shivni falls under Malkapur tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shivni is Khamkhed, about 6.0 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 Shivni.

Shivni is about 45 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shivni is in Malkapur tehsil of Buldana district. Khamkhed is about 6.0 km away. Malkapur is about 6.7 km away. Malkāpur is about 6.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rangaon (under 2 km), Ghodi (under 2 km) and Nimboli (under 2 km).

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

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