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About Shiv Garh Village

Shiv Garh is a large village in Maharajganj tehsil, in the district of Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,812, made up of 1,457 males and 1,355 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 229308, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shiv Garh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shiv Garh village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Rae Bareli
Tehsil Maharajganj
Pincode 229308
Area (hectares) 156 hectares
Population 2,812
Male Population 1,457
Female Population 1,355
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Shiv Garh compares

By the 2011 count Shiv Garh is the 47th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents. Its 156 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Shiv Garh

Shiv Garh 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 Shiv Garh as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shiv Garh from other places

Shiv Garh lies about 26 km from Rae Bareli, and the nearest railway station is Bachhrawan, about 10 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 Garh
Nearest railway station Bachhrawan 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Maharajganj 12 km
District headquarters Rae Bareli 26 km
Nearest town Raebareli 26 km

Villages closest to Shiv Garh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shiv Garh village had a population of 2,812. That makes it the 47th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents.

Shiv Garh village has 1,457 males and 1,355 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shiv Garh has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Shiv Garh is 229308. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shiv Garh covers 156 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shiv Garh falls under Maharajganj tehsil of Rae Bareli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shiv Garh is Bachhrawan, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shiv Garh.

Shiv Garh is about 26 km from Rae Bareli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shiv Garh is in Maharajganj tehsil of Rae Bareli district. Bachhrawan is about 10 km away. Maharajganj is about 12 km away. Rae Bareli is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Uchauri (under 2 km), Ashan Jagatpur (1.6 km) and Odhi (1.9 km).

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

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