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About Shiv Nagar Village

Shiv Nagar is a mid sized village in Phalodi tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 765, made up of 403 males and 362 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 791 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342308, 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 Phalodi
Pincode 342308
Area (hectares) 791 hectares
Population 765
Male Population 403
Female Population 362
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
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 210th largest of the 476 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents. Its 791 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 907.

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 124 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Malar, about 9.9 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 Malar 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Phalodi 17 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 124 km

Villages closest to Shiv Nagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Phalodi 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 765. That makes it the 210th largest of the 476 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents.

Shiv Nagar village has 403 males and 362 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shiv Nagar has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 907.

The pincode recorded for Shiv Nagar is 342308. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shiv Nagar covers 791 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Shiv Nagar is Malar, about 9.9 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 124 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 Phalodi tehsil of Jodhpur district. Malar is about 9.9 km away. Phalodi is about 17 km away. Jodhpur is about 124 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aaseji Nagar (under 2 km), Ahopnagar (under 2 km) and Ambadkar 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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