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About Shiv Nagar Village

Shiv Nagar is a mid sized village in Hurda tehsil, in the district of Bhilwara, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,278, made up of 664 males and 614 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 891 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 311021, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shiv Nagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shiv Nagar village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Bhilwara
Tehsil Hurda
Pincode 311021
Area (hectares) 891 hectares
Population 1,278
Male Population 664
Female Population 614
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shiv Nagar compares

By the 2011 count Shiv Nagar is the 26th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,372 residents. Its 891 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Shiv Nagar

Shiv Nagar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shiv Nagar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Shiv Nagar from other places

Shiv Nagar lies about 29 km from Bhilwara, and the nearest railway station is Barundini, about 29 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 Shiv Nagar
Nearest town Shāhpura 20 km
Nearest railway station Barundini 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Hurda 29 km
District headquarters Bhilwara 29 km

Villages closest to Shiv Nagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hurda 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 Shiv Nagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Shiv Nagar village had a population of 1,278. That makes it the 26th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,372 residents.

Shiv Nagar village has 664 males and 614 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shiv Nagar has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Shiv Nagar is 311021. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shiv Nagar covers 891 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shiv Nagar falls under Hurda tehsil of Bhilwara district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Shiv Nagar is Barundini, about 29 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Shiv Nagar.

Shiv Nagar is about 29 km from Bhilwara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shiv Nagar is in Hurda tehsil of Bhilwara district. Shāhpura is about 20 km away. Barundini is about 29 km away. Hurda is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khejri (5.7 km), Baga Ka Khera (6.0 km) and Deoriya (6.5 km).

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

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