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About Shiv Nagar Village

Shiv Nagar is a small village in Bilara tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 304, made up of 161 males and 143 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 559 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342605, 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 Bilara
Pincode 342605
Area (hectares) 559 hectares
Population 304
Male Population 161
Female Population 143
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shiv Nagar compares

By the 2011 count Shiv Nagar is the 97th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,036 residents. Its 559 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Shiv Nagar

Shiv Nagar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shiv Nagar as Available within 5 - 10 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 Shiv Nagar from other places

Shiv Nagar lies about 64 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Bhawi, about 5.8 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 Bhawi 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Bilara 7.2 km
Nearest town Bilāra 7.2 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 64 km

Villages closest to Shiv Nagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bilara 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 304. That makes it the 97th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,036 residents.

Shiv Nagar village has 161 males and 143 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shiv Nagar has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Shiv Nagar is 342605. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shiv Nagar covers 559 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Shiv Nagar is Bhawi, about 5.8 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shiv Nagar.

Shiv Nagar is about 64 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 Bilara tehsil of Jodhpur district. Bhawi is about 5.8 km away. Bilara is about 7.2 km away. Bilāra is about 7.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jani Nagar (under 2 km), Pabu Nagar (under 2 km) and Ram Nagar (under 2 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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