About Shiv Village

Shiv is a mid sized village in Merta tehsil, in the district of Nagaur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,387, made up of 717 males and 670 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 837 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342902, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shiv Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shiv village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Nagaur
Tehsil	Merta
Pincode	342902
Area (hectares)	837 hectares
Population	1,387
Male Population	717
Female Population	670
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	934
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shiv compares

By the 2011 count Shiv is the 72nd largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,565 residents. Its 837 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 958.

Getting to Shiv

Shiv is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shiv as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shiv from other places

Shiv lies about 57 km from Nagaur, 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
Nearest railway station	Gotan	4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Merta	29 km
District headquarters	Nagaur	57 km

Villages closest to Shiv

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Merta 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.

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Common questions about Shiv

As per the Census of India 2011, Shiv village had a population of 1,387. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,565 residents.

Shiv village has 717 males and 670 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shiv has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Shiv is 342902. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shiv covers 837 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shiv falls under Merta tehsil of Nagaur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Shiv is Gotan, about 4.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Shiv.

Shiv is about 57 km from Nagaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shiv is in Merta tehsil of Nagaur district. Gotan is about 4.1 km away. Merta is about 29 km away. Nagaur is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.