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About Shiwala Village

Shiwala is a large village in Gangapur tehsil, in the district of Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,754, made up of 1,460 males and 1,294 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 677.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 322219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shiwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shiwala village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Sawai Madhopur
Tehsil Gangapur
Pincode 322219
Area (hectares) 677.57 hectares
Population 2,754
Male Population 1,460
Female Population 1,294
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shiwala compares

By the 2011 count Shiwala is the 21st largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,833 residents. Its 677.57 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 882.

Getting to Shiwala

Shiwala is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Shiwala as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shiwala from other places

Shiwala lies about 85 km from Sawai Madhopur, and the nearest railway station is Pilioda, about 2.2 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 Shiwala
Nearest railway station Pilioda 2.2 km
Nearest town Hindaun 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangapur 22 km
District headquarters Sawai Madhopur 85 km

Villages closest to Shiwala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shiwala village had a population of 2,754. That makes it the 21st largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,833 residents.

Shiwala village has 1,460 males and 1,294 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shiwala has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 882.

The pincode recorded for Shiwala is 322219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shiwala covers 677.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shiwala falls under Gangapur tehsil of Sawai Madhopur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Shiwala is Pilioda, about 2.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Shiwala.

Shiwala is about 85 km from Sawai Madhopur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shiwala is in Gangapur tehsil of Sawai Madhopur district. Pilioda is about 2.2 km away. Hindaun is about 21 km away. Gangapur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baglai (under 2 km), Sundarpur (2.3 km) and Kishorpur (2.9 km).

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

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