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About Shiv Rajpur Village

Shiv Rajpur is a mid sized village in Kotdwara tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,935, made up of 968 males and 967 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shiv Rajpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shiv Rajpur village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Kotdwara
Pincode 246149
Area (hectares) 134.09 hectares
Population 1,935
Male Population 968
Female Population 967
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 999
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shiv Rajpur compares

By the 2011 count Shiv Rajpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 396 residents. Its 134.09 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1139.

Getting to Shiv Rajpur

Shiv Rajpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shiv Rajpur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shiv Rajpur from other places

Shiv Rajpur lies about 16 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 6.5 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 Rajpur
Nearest town Kotdwāra 6.4 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 6.5 km
District headquarters Garhwal 16 km

Villages closest to Shiv Rajpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shiv Rajpur village had a population of 1,935. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 396 residents.

Shiv Rajpur village has 968 males and 967 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shiv Rajpur has about 999 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1139.

The pincode recorded for Shiv Rajpur is 246149. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shiv Rajpur covers 134.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shiv Rajpur falls under Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Shiv Rajpur is Kotdwara, about 6.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Shiv Rajpur.

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

Shiv Rajpur is in Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district. Kotdwāra is about 6.4 km away. Kotdwara is about 6.5 km away. Garhwal 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 Padampur (under 2 km), Dev Rampur (under 2 km) and Nandpur (under 2 km).

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

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