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About Shivale Village

Shivale is a mid sized village in Murbad tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,952, made up of 975 males and 977 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 725.34 hectares hectares.

Shivale Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shivale village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Murbad
Area (hectares) 725.34 hectares
Population 1,952
Male Population 975
Female Population 977
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,002
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shivale compares

By the 2011 count Shivale is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 842 residents. Its 725.34 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Shivale

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

How far is Shivale from other places

Shivale lies about 52 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Asangaon, about 24 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 Shivale
Tehsil headquarters Murbad 7.2 km
Nearest town Badlapur 24 km
Nearest railway station Asangaon 24 km
District headquarters Thane 52 km

Villages closest to Shivale

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shivale village had a population of 1,952. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 842 residents.

Shivale village has 975 males and 977 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shivale has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 977.

Shivale covers 725.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shivale falls under Murbad tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shivale is Asangaon, about 24 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Shivale is about 52 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shivale is in Murbad tehsil of Thane district. Murbad is about 7.2 km away. Badlapur is about 24 km away. Asangaon 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 Saralgaon (4.3 km), Majgaon (6.4 km) and Murbad (7.2 km).

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

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