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About Shivala Village

Shivala is one of the larger villages in Khair tehsil, in the district of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,050, made up of 3,268 males and 2,782 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 851 females per 1000 males. The village covers 882 hectares hectares.

Shivala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shivala village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Aligarh
Tehsil Khair
Area (hectares) 882 hectares
Population 6,050
Male Population 3,268
Female Population 2,782
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 851
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shivala compares

By the 2011 count Shivala is the 9th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,150 residents. Its 882 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Shivala

Shivala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shivala 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 Shivala from other places

Shivala lies about 32 km from Aligarh, and the nearest railway station is Danwar, about 24 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 Shivala
Tehsil headquarters Khair 8.1 km
Nearest railway station Danwar 24 km
District headquarters Aligarh 32 km

Villages closest to Shivala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shivala village had a population of 6,050. That makes it the 9th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,150 residents.

Shivala village has 3,268 males and 2,782 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shivala has about 851 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 877.

Shivala covers 882 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shivala falls under Khair tehsil of Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shivala is Danwar, about 24 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 Shivala.

Shivala is about 32 km from Aligarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shivala is in Khair tehsil of Aligarh district. Khair is about 8.1 km away. Danwar is about 24 km away. Aligarh is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manpur Kalan (2.4 km), Nivsani (2.5 km) and Dhumra (3.0 km).

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

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