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About Shiwa Village

Shiwa is a mid sized village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 775, made up of 402 males and 373 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272163, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shiwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shiwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Pincode 272163
Area (hectares) 108.89 hectares
Population 775
Male Population 402
Female Population 373
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shiwa compares

By the 2011 count Shiwa is the 380th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 108.89 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Shiwa

Shiwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shiwa as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Shiv Garh, Shivdas Jot, Shivjot and Shivpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Shiwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Shiwa village had a population of 775. That makes it the 380th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Shiwa village has 402 males and 373 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shiwa has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Shiwa is 272163. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shiwa covers 108.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shiwa falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Shiwa notes the nearest railway station 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 5 - 10 km distance for Shiwa.

Shiwa is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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