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About Shivapur Village

Shivapur is a mid sized village in Chimur tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 508, made up of 265 males and 243 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 442906, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shivapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shivapur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Chimur
Pincode 442906
Area (hectares) 188.41 hectares
Population 508
Male Population 265
Female Population 243
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shivapur compares

By the 2011 count Shivapur is the 91st largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,013 residents. Its 188.41 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Shivapur

Shivapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shivapur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Shivapur from other places

Shivapur lies about 62 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Bhiwapur, about 37 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 Shivapur
Tehsil headquarters Chimur 8.8 km
Nearest railway station Bhiwapur 37 km
Nearest town Umred 39 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 62 km

Villages closest to Shivapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shivapur village had a population of 508. That makes it the 91st largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,013 residents.

Shivapur village has 265 males and 243 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shivapur has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Shivapur is 442906. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shivapur covers 188.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shivapur falls under Chimur tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shivapur is Bhiwapur, about 37 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shivapur.

Shivapur is about 62 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shivapur is in Chimur tehsil of Chandrapur district. Chimur is about 8.8 km away. Bhiwapur is about 37 km away. Umred is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bandar (under 2 km), Khadsangi (2.6 km) and Pandharpauni (3.2 km).

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

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