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About Shiv Village

Shiv is a mid sized village in Nawa tehsil, in the district of Nagaur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,434, made up of 743 males and 691 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 966 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 341519, 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 Nawa
Pincode 341519
Area (hectares) 966 hectares
Population 1,434
Male Population 743
Female Population 691
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shiv compares

By the 2011 count Shiv is the 77th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,499 residents. Its 966 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 942.

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 village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 from other places

Shiv lies about 118 km from Nagaur, and the nearest railway station is Thathana Mithri, about 25 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 town Losal 14 km
Nearest railway station Thathana Mithri 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawa 30 km
District headquarters Nagaur 118 km

Villages closest to Shiv

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shiv village had a population of 1,434. That makes it the 77th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,499 residents.

Shiv village has 743 males and 691 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shiv has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Shiv is 341519. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shiv covers 966 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shiv falls under Nawa tehsil of Nagaur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Shiv is Thathana Mithri, about 25 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 village for Shiv.

Shiv is about 118 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 Nawa tehsil of Nagaur district. Losal is about 14 km away. Thathana Mithri is about 25 km away. Nawa is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shivnagar (under 2 km), Shivpurvi (under 2 km) and Sabalpura (2.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Shiv today is likely to be higher.

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