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About Shivgar Village

Shivgar is a small village in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 375, made up of 202 males and 173 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 856 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.1 hectares hectares.

Shivgar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shivgar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Robertsganj
Area (hectares) 46.1 hectares
Population 375
Male Population 202
Female Population 173
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 856
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 Shivgar compares

By the 2011 count Shivgar is the 476th 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 46.1 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Shivgar

Shivgar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shivgar 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 Shivgar from other places

Shivgar lies about 21 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Churk, about 16 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 Shivgar
Nearest railway station Churk 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Robertsganj 21 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 21 km

Villages closest to Shivgar

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 Shivgar

As per the Census of India 2011, Shivgar village had a population of 375. That makes it the 476th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Shivgar village has 202 males and 173 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shivgar has about 856 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Shivgar covers 46.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Shivgar is Churk, about 16 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 Shivgar.

Shivgar is about 21 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shivgar is in Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Churk is about 16 km away. Robertsganj is about 21 km away. Sonbhadra is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kolhua (under 2 km), Dugaulia (under 2 km) and Durgeshar (under 2 km).

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

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