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About Shiv Nagar Village

Shiv Nagar is a mid sized village in Bhopalgarh tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 516, made up of 270 males and 246 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 632.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342603, 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 Jodhpur
Tehsil Bhopalgarh
Pincode 342603
Area (hectares) 632.66 hectares
Population 516
Male Population 270
Female Population 246
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shiv Nagar compares

By the 2011 count Shiv Nagar is the 136th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,030 residents. Its 632.66 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

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 km distance. 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 Shiv Nagar from other places

Shiv Nagar lies about 87 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Gotan, about 4.1 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 railway station Gotan 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhopalgarh 26 km
Nearest town Merta 29 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 87 km

Villages closest to Shiv Nagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhopalgarh 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 516. That makes it the 136th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,030 residents.

Shiv Nagar village has 270 males and 246 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shiv Nagar has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Shiv Nagar is 342603. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shiv Nagar covers 632.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shiv Nagar falls under Bhopalgarh tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Shiv Nagar is Gotan, about 4.1 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 village for Shiv Nagar.

Shiv Nagar is about 87 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shiv Nagar is in Bhopalgarh tehsil of Jodhpur district. Gotan is about 4.1 km away. Bhopalgarh is about 26 km away. Merta 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 Shivnath Nagar (under 2 km), Shivpura (under 2 km) and Basni Jasawatan (11 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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