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About Shibghat Village

Shibghat is a mid sized village in Kannad tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 796, made up of 415 males and 381 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 363 hectares hectares.

Shibghat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shibghat village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Kannad
Area (hectares) 363 hectares
Population 796
Male Population 415
Female Population 381
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shibghat compares

By the 2011 count Shibghat is the 135th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,458 residents. Its 363 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Shibghat

Shibghat is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shibghat as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Shibghat from other places

Shibghat lies about 17 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Jakhim, about 21 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 Shibghat
Tehsil headquarters Kannad 17 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 17 km
Nearest town Aurangābād 17 km
Nearest railway station Jakhim 21 km

Villages closest to Shibghat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shibghat village had a population of 796. That makes it the 135th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,458 residents.

Shibghat village has 415 males and 381 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shibghat has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

Shibghat covers 363 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shibghat falls under Kannad tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shibghat is Jakhim, about 21 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shibghat.

Shibghat is about 17 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shibghat is in Kannad tehsil of Aurangabad district. Kannad is about 17 km away. Aurangabad is about 17 km away. Aurangābād is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Athegaon (under 2 km), Ghatshendra (under 2 km) and Hatnoor (under 2 km).

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

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