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About Shiwani Village

Shiwani is a small village in Mauda tehsil, in the district of Nagpur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 307, made up of 157 males and 150 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 338.82 hectares hectares.

Shiwani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shiwani village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nagpur
Tehsil Mauda
Area (hectares) 338.82 hectares
Population 307
Male Population 157
Female Population 150
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shiwani compares

By the 2011 count Shiwani is the 101st largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,112 residents. Its 338.82 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 937.

Getting to Shiwani

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

How far is Shiwani from other places

Shiwani lies about 48 km from Nagpur, and the nearest railway station is Bamhni, 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 Shiwani
Nearest railway station Bamhni 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Mauda 21 km
Nearest town Umred 24 km
District headquarters Nagpur 48 km

Villages closest to Shiwani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shiwani village had a population of 307. That makes it the 101st largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,112 residents.

Shiwani village has 157 males and 150 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shiwani has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

Shiwani covers 338.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shiwani falls under Mauda tehsil of Nagpur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shiwani is Bamhni, about 16 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 5 - 10 km distance for Shiwani.

Shiwani is about 48 km from Nagpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shiwani is in Mauda tehsil of Nagpur district. Bamhni is about 16 km away. Mauda is about 21 km away. Umred is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pimpalgaon (4.8 km), Kargaon (8.3 km) and Chikhalabodi (8.7 km).

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

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