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About Shivnagar Village

Shivnagar is a small village in Phalodi tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 452, made up of 237 males and 215 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 615.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342307, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shivnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shivnagar village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Phalodi
Pincode 342307
Area (hectares) 615.93 hectares
Population 452
Male Population 237
Female Population 215
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shivnagar compares

By the 2011 count Shivnagar is the 346th largest of the 476 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents. Its 615.93 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Shivnagar

Shivnagar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shivnagar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Shivnagar from other places

Shivnagar 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 Shivnagar
Nearest railway station Malar 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Phalodi 17 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 124 km

Villages closest to Shivnagar

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 Shivnagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Shivnagar village had a population of 452. That makes it the 346th largest of the 476 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents.

Shivnagar village has 237 males and 215 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shivnagar has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 907.

The pincode recorded for Shivnagar is 342307. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shivnagar covers 615.93 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.

Shivnagar falls under Phalodi tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Shivnagar 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shivnagar.

Shivnagar 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.

Shivnagar 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 Shivnagar today is likely to be higher.

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