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About Shiwani Village

Shiwani is a mid sized village in Digras tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 678, made up of 351 males and 327 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1714.8 hectares hectares.

Shiwani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shiwani village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Yavatmal
Tehsil Digras
Area (hectares) 1714.8 hectares
Population 678
Male Population 351
Female Population 327
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shiwani compares

By the 2011 count Shiwani is the 56th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,423 residents. Its 1714.8 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

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 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 Shiwani from other places

Shiwani lies about 36 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Tapona, about 17 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 town Dārwha 17 km
Nearest railway station Tapona 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Digras 18 km
District headquarters Yavatmal 36 km

Villages closest to Shiwani

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Digras 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 678. That makes it the 56th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,423 residents.

Shiwani village has 351 males and 327 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shiwani has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

Shiwani covers 1714.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shiwani falls under Digras tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shiwani is Tapona, about 17 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 Shiwani.

Shiwani is about 36 km from Yavatmal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shiwani is in Digras tehsil of Yavatmal district. Dārwha is about 17 km away. Tapona is about 17 km away. Digras is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Zirpurwadi (5.0 km), Arambhi (5.2 km) and Jogaldhari (7.5 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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