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About Shivni Village

Shivni is a large village in Sindewahi tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,301, made up of 1,681 males and 1,620 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 736.24 hectares hectares.

Shivni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shivni village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Sindewahi
Area (hectares) 736.24 hectares
Population 3,301
Male Population 1,681
Female Population 1,620
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shivni compares

By the 2011 count Shivni is the 6th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,164 residents. Its 736.24 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Shivni

Shivni is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shivni as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 47 km from Chandrapur. 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
Tehsil headquarters Sindewahi 12 km
Nearest town Mūl 29 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 47 km

Villages closest to Shivni

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sindewahi 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 3,301. That makes it the 6th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,164 residents.

Shivni village has 1,681 males and 1,620 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shivni has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 979.

Shivni covers 736.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shivni falls under Sindewahi tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Shivni notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Shivni.

Shivni is about 47 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shivni is in Sindewahi tehsil of Chandrapur district. Sindewahi is about 12 km away. Mūl is about 29 km away. Chandrapur is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sirkada (2.6 km), Singadzari (3.8 km) and Pandharwani (3.9 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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