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About Shivgarh Village

Shivgarh is a mid sized village in Nabha tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 509, made up of 274 males and 235 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shivgarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shivgarh village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Nabha
Pincode 147202
Area (hectares) 151 hectares
Population 509
Male Population 274
Female Population 235
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 858
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shivgarh compares

By the 2011 count Shivgarh is the 139th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents. Its 151 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Shivgarh

Shivgarh is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shivgarh as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Shivgarh from other places

Shivgarh lies about 35 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Kakrala, 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 Shivgarh
Nearest railway station Kakrala 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Nabha 16 km
Nearest town Nābha 16 km
District headquarters Patiala 35 km

Villages closest to Shivgarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shivgarh village had a population of 509. That makes it the 139th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents.

Shivgarh village has 274 males and 235 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shivgarh has about 858 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 887.

The pincode recorded for Shivgarh is 147202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shivgarh covers 151 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shivgarh falls under Nabha tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Shivgarh is Kakrala, about 16 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shivgarh.

Shivgarh is about 35 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shivgarh is in Nabha tehsil of Patiala district. Kakrala is about 16 km away. Nabha is about 16 km away. Nābha is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Birdhano (under 2 km), Dandrala Dhindsa (under 2 km) and Ranjitgarh (2.2 km).

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

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