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About Shivgarh Village

Shivgarh is a mid sized village in Colonelganj tehsil, in the district of Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,118, made up of 570 males and 548 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 203.08 hectares hectares.

Shivgarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shivgarh village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gonda
Tehsil Colonelganj
Area (hectares) 203.08 hectares
Population 1,118
Male Population 570
Female Population 548
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shivgarh compares

By the 2011 count Shivgarh is the 266th largest of the 384 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents. Its 203.08 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Shivgarh

Shivgarh is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shivgarh 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shivgarh from other places

Shivgarh lies about 29 km from Gonda, and the nearest railway station is Colonelganj, about 13 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 Shivgarh
Nearest railway station Colonelganj 13 km
District headquarters Gonda 29 km

Villages closest to Shivgarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shivgarh village had a population of 1,118. That makes it the 266th largest of the 384 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents.

Shivgarh village has 570 males and 548 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shivgarh has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Shivgarh covers 203.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shivgarh falls under Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shivgarh is Colonelganj, about 13 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shivgarh.

Shivgarh is about 29 km from Gonda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shivgarh is in Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district. Colonelganj is about 13 km away. Gonda is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jairam Jot (under 2 km), Mathura (under 2 km) and Anta (1.5 km).

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

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