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About Shibau Village

Shibau is a small village in Chakrata tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 113, made up of 51 males and 62 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,216 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shibau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shibau village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Chakrata
Pincode 248123
Area (hectares) 83.04 hectares
Population 113
Male Population 51
Female Population 62
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,216
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shibau compares

By the 2011 count Shibau is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 401 residents. Its 83.04 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Shibau

Shibau is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Shibau as Available within 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 within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shibau from other places

Shibau lies about 37 km from Dehradun. 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 Shibau
Tehsil headquarters Chakrata 9.8 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 24 km
District headquarters Dehradun 37 km

Villages closest to Shibau

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shibau village had a population of 113. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 401 residents.

Shibau village has 51 males and 62 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shibau has about 1216 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Shibau is 248123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shibau covers 83.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shibau falls under Chakrata tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Shibau notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Shibau is about 37 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shibau is in Chakrata tehsil of Dehradun district. Chakrata is about 9.8 km away. Mussoorie is about 24 km away. Dehradun is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghighau (under 2 km), Hayotagari (under 2 km) and Makhti (2.2 km).

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

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