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About Shiv Nagar Village

Shiv Nagar is a mid sized village in Thakurdwara tehsil, in the district of Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,875, made up of 996 males and 879 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 275.99 hectares hectares.

Shiv Nagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shiv Nagar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Moradabad
Tehsil Thakurdwara
Area (hectares) 275.99 hectares
Population 1,875
Male Population 996
Female Population 879
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shiv Nagar compares

By the 2011 count Shiv Nagar is the 79th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,924 residents. Its 275.99 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Shiv Nagar

Shiv Nagar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shiv Nagar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Shiv Nagar from other places

Shiv Nagar lies about 32 km from Moradabad, and the nearest railway station is Padiya Nagla, about 12 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 Nagar
Tehsil headquarters Thakurdwara 9.4 km
Nearest railway station Padiya Nagla 12 km
District headquarters Moradabad 32 km

Villages closest to Shiv Nagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shiv Nagar village had a population of 1,875. That makes it the 79th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,924 residents.

Shiv Nagar village has 996 males and 879 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shiv Nagar has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

Shiv Nagar covers 275.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shiv Nagar falls under Thakurdwara tehsil of Moradabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shiv Nagar is Padiya Nagla, about 12 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shiv Nagar.

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

Shiv Nagar is in Thakurdwara tehsil of Moradabad district. Thakurdwara is about 9.4 km away. Padiya Nagla is about 12 km away. Moradabad 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 Kishanpur Gamri (under 2 km), Bahaderpur Gajjoo (under 2 km) and Sunder Nagar (2.5 km).

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

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