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About Shiwani Majra Village

Shiwani Majra is a mid sized village in Chakur tehsil, in the district of Latur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 579, made up of 303 males and 276 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 386 hectares hectares.

Shiwani Majra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shiwani Majra village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Latur
Tehsil Chakur
Area (hectares) 386 hectares
Population 579
Male Population 303
Female Population 276
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shiwani Majra compares

By the 2011 count Shiwani Majra is the 74th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,162 residents. Its 386 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, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Shiwani Majra

Shiwani Majra is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Shiwani Majra as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shiwani Majra from other places

Shiwani Majra lies about 22 km from Latur, and the nearest railway station is Janwal, about 4.3 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 Shiwani Majra
Nearest railway station Janwal 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Chakur 15 km
District headquarters Latur 22 km

Villages closest to Shiwani Majra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chakur 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 Shiwani Majra

As per the Census of India 2011, Shiwani Majra village had a population of 579. That makes it the 74th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,162 residents.

Shiwani Majra village has 303 males and 276 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shiwani Majra has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

Shiwani Majra covers 386 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.

Shiwani Majra falls under Chakur tehsil of Latur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shiwani Majra is Janwal, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shiwani Majra.

Shiwani Majra is about 22 km from Latur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shiwani Majra is in Chakur tehsil of Latur district. Janwal is about 4.3 km away. Chakur is about 15 km away. Latur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shiwankheda Bk (under 2 km), Kawathali (3.0 km) and Janwal (3.3 km).

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

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