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About Shivajinagar Village

Shivajinagar is a large village in Bhiwandi tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,690, made up of 1,386 males and 1,304 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males.

Shivajinagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shivajinagar village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Bhiwandi
Population 2,690
Male Population 1,386
Female Population 1,304
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shivajinagar compares

By the 2011 count Shivajinagar is the 26th largest of the 210 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Shivajinagar

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

Shivajinagar lies about 20 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Bandra, about under 2 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 Shivajinagar
Nearest railway station Bandra under 2 km
Nearest town Mumbai 4.3 km
District headquarters Thane 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhiwandi 35 km

Villages closest to Shivajinagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shivajinagar village had a population of 2,690. That makes it the 26th largest of the 210 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Shivajinagar village has 1,386 males and 1,304 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shivajinagar has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 922.

Shivajinagar falls under Bhiwandi tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shivajinagar is Bandra, about under 2 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 Shivajinagar.

Shivajinagar is about 20 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shivajinagar is in Bhiwandi tehsil of Thane district. Bandra is about under 2 km away. Mumbai is about 4.3 km away. Thane is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vandre (under 2 km), Sakharoli (1.6 km) and Sor (5.9 km).

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

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