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About Purbba Shibpur Village

Purbba Shibpur is a mid sized village in Khoyrasol tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,213, made up of 603 males and 610 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purbba Shibpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purbba Shibpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Khoyrasol
Pincode 731125
Area (hectares) 166.78 hectares
Population 1,213
Male Population 603
Female Population 610
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Purbba Shibpur compares

By the 2011 count Purbba Shibpur is the 41st largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents. Its 166.78 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Purbba Shibpur

Purbba Shibpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Purbba 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 Purbba Shibpur from other places

Purbba Shibpur lies about 67 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Panchra, about 12 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 Purbba Shibpur
Tehsil headquarters Khoyrasol 7.5 km
Nearest railway station Panchra 12 km
Nearest town Dubrājpur 14 km
District headquarters Birbhum 67 km

Villages closest to Purbba Shibpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khoyrasol 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 Purbba Shibpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Purbba Shibpur village had a population of 1,213. That makes it the 41st largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents.

Purbba Shibpur village has 603 males and 610 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purbba Shibpur has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Purbba Shibpur is 731125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purbba Shibpur covers 166.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Purbba Shibpur falls under Khoyrasol tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Purbba Shibpur is Panchra, about 12 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 Purbba Shibpur.

Purbba Shibpur is about 67 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purbba Shibpur is in Khoyrasol tehsil of Birbhum district. Khoyrasol is about 7.5 km away. Panchra is about 12 km away. Dubrājpur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paschim Sibpur (under 2 km), Jahidpur (under 2 km) and Bhaddi (under 2 km).

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

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