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About Shibpur Village

Shibpur is a mid sized village in Gobindpur tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,331, made up of 711 males and 620 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80 hectares hectares.

Shibpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shibpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Gobindpur
Area (hectares) 80 hectares
Population 1,331
Male Population 711
Female Population 620
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
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 Shibpur compares

By the 2011 count Shibpur is the 59th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,027 residents. Its 80 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Shibpur

Shibpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shibpur 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. The nearest villages by name are Sangramdih, Sapanpur, Saraidaha and Sarkardih. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Shibpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shibpur village had a population of 1,331. That makes it the 59th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,027 residents.

Shibpur village has 711 males and 620 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shibpur has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Shibpur covers 80 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shibpur falls under Gobindpur tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Shibpur notes the nearest railway station 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 Shibpur.

Shibpur is in Gobindpur tehsil of Dhanbad district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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