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About Shiwankheda Bk Village

Shiwankheda Bk is a large village in Chakur tehsil, in the district of Latur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,377, made up of 1,766 males and 1,611 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1237 hectares hectares.

Shiwankheda Bk Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shiwankheda Bk village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Latur
Tehsil Chakur
Area (hectares) 1237 hectares
Population 3,377
Male Population 1,766
Female Population 1,611
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shiwankheda Bk compares

By the 2011 count Shiwankheda Bk is the 11th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,162 residents. Its 1237 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, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Shiwankheda Bk

Shiwankheda Bk is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shiwankheda Bk 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shiwankheda Bk from other places

Shiwankheda Bk lies about 22 km from Latur, and the nearest railway station is Gharni, about 5.3 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 Shiwankheda Bk
Nearest railway station Gharni 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Chakur 15 km
District headquarters Latur 22 km

Villages closest to Shiwankheda Bk

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 Shiwankheda Bk

As per the Census of India 2011, Shiwankheda Bk village had a population of 3,377. That makes it the 11th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,162 residents.

Shiwankheda Bk village has 1,766 males and 1,611 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shiwankheda Bk has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

Shiwankheda Bk covers 1237 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shiwankheda Bk falls under Chakur tehsil of Latur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shiwankheda Bk is Gharni, about 5.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shiwankheda Bk.

Shiwankheda Bk 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.

Shiwankheda Bk is in Chakur tehsil of Latur district. Gharni is about 5.3 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 Shiwani Majra (under 2 km), Dapkyal (3.3 km) and Jagalpur Kh (3.4 km).

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

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