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About Shivpur Village

Shivpur is a small village in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 388, made up of 205 males and 183 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.8 hectares hectares.

Shivpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shivpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Robertsganj
Area (hectares) 86.8 hectares
Population 388
Male Population 205
Female Population 183
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Shivpur compares

By the 2011 count Shivpur is the 463rd largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 86.8 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Shivpur

Shivpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shivpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Shivpur from other places

Shivpur lies about 16 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Churk, about 14 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 Shivpur
Nearest railway station Churk 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Robertsganj 16 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 16 km

Villages closest to Shivpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shivpur village had a population of 388. That makes it the 463rd largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Shivpur village has 205 males and 183 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shivpur has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Shivpur covers 86.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shivpur falls under Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shivpur is Churk, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shivpur.

Shivpur is about 16 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shivpur is in Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Churk is about 14 km away. Robertsganj is about 16 km away. Sonbhadra is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shivapur (under 2 km), Kura Khurd (under 2 km) and Kura Kalan (under 2 km).

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

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