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About Shivpura Village

Shivpura is a small village in Bhopalgarh tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 313, made up of 160 males and 153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 428.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shivpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shivpura village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Bhopalgarh
Pincode 342601
Area (hectares) 428.31 hectares
Population 313
Male Population 160
Female Population 153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shivpura compares

By the 2011 count Shivpura is the 148th 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 428.31 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 943.

Getting to Shivpura

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

Shivpura 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 Shivpura
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 Shivpura

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 Shivpura

As per the Census of India 2011, Shivpura village had a population of 313. That makes it the 148th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,030 residents.

Shivpura village has 160 males and 153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shivpura has about 956 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 943.

The pincode recorded for Shivpura is 342601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shivpura covers 428.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shivpura falls under Bhopalgarh tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Shivpura 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shivpura.

Shivpura 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.

Shivpura 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 Shiv Nagar (under 2 km), Shivnath Nagar (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 Shivpura today is likely to be higher.

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