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About Shivni Village

Shivni is a large village in Ghatanji tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,556, made up of 1,812 males and 1,744 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2910.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 445301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shivni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shivni village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Yavatmal
Tehsil Ghatanji
Pincode 445301
Area (hectares) 2910.32 hectares
Population 3,556
Male Population 1,812
Female Population 1,744
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shivni compares

By the 2011 count Shivni is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,142 residents. Its 2910.32 hectares work out to about 1.2 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Shivni

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

Shivni lies about 42 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Pimpalkutti, about 39 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 Shivni
Tehsil headquarters Ghatanji 14 km
Nearest town Ghātanji 14 km
Nearest railway station Pimpalkutti 39 km
District headquarters Yavatmal 42 km

Villages closest to Shivni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shivni village had a population of 3,556. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,142 residents.

Shivni village has 1,812 males and 1,744 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shivni has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Shivni is 445301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shivni covers 2910.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shivni falls under Ghatanji tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shivni is Pimpalkutti, about 39 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 village for Shivni.

Shivni is about 42 km from Yavatmal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shivni is in Ghatanji tehsil of Yavatmal district. Ghatanji is about 14 km away. Ghātanji is about 14 km away. Pimpalkutti is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jarang (2.2 km), Kochi (3.2 km) and Ambezari (3.8 km).

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

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