About Shiwara Village

Shiwara is a mid sized village in Chimur tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 909, made up of 459 males and 450 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 594.08 hectares hectares.

Shiwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shiwara village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Chandrapur
Tehsil	Chimur
Area (hectares)	594.08 hectares
Population	909
Male Population	459
Female Population	450
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	980
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shiwara compares

By the 2011 count Shiwara is the 53rd largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,013 residents. Its 594.08 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Shiwara

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

Shiwara lies about 74 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Tempa, about 16 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 Shiwara
Tehsil headquarters	Chimur	16 km
Nearest railway station	Tempa	16 km
Nearest town	Pawni	27 km
District headquarters	Chandrapur	74 km

Villages closest to Shiwara

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.

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Common questions about Shiwara

As per the Census of India 2011, Shiwara village had a population of 909. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,013 residents.

Shiwara village has 459 males and 450 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shiwara has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 964.

Shiwara covers 594.08 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.

Shiwara falls under Chimur tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shiwara is Tempa, about 16 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 10+ km distance for Shiwara.

Shiwara is about 74 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shiwara is in Chimur tehsil of Chandrapur district. Chimur is about 16 km away. Tempa is about 16 km away. Pawni is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.