About Shibpur Village

Shibpur is a small village in Illambazar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 331, made up of 174 males and 157 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shibpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shibpur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Illambazar
Pincode	731214
Area (hectares)	126.81 hectares
Population	331
Male Population	174
Female Population	157
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	902
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shibpur compares

By the 2011 count Shibpur is the 110th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents. Its 126.81 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Shibpur

Shibpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shibpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Shibpur from other places

Shibpur lies about 3.6 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Swadinpur, about 1.7 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 Shibpur
Nearest railway station	Swadinpur	1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Illambazar	3.6 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	3.6 km
Nearest town	Rampur Hat	6.5 km

Villages closest to Shibpur

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

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Common questions about Shibpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shibpur village had a population of 331. That makes it the 110th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents.

Shibpur village has 174 males and 157 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shibpur has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Shibpur is 731214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shibpur covers 126.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shibpur falls under Illambazar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Shibpur is Swadinpur, about 1.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Shibpur.

Shibpur is about 3.6 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shibpur is in Illambazar tehsil of Birbhum district. Swadinpur is about 1.7 km away. Illambazar is about 3.6 km away. Birbhum is about 3.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.