About Shibnagar Village

Shibnagar is a mid sized village in Nanoor tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,363, made up of 724 males and 639 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 259.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shibnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shibnagar village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Nanoor
Pincode	731302
Area (hectares)	259.5 hectares
Population	1,363
Male Population	724
Female Population	639
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	883
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shibnagar compares

By the 2011 count Shibnagar is the 59th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,633 residents. Its 259.5 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Shibnagar

Shibnagar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shibnagar 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shibnagar from other places

Shibnagar lies about 24 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Karnasubarna, 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 Shibnagar
Nearest town	Kāndi	16 km
Nearest railway station	Karnasubarna	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nanoor	24 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	24 km

Villages closest to Shibnagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shibnagar village had a population of 1,363. That makes it the 59th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,633 residents.

Shibnagar village has 724 males and 639 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shibnagar has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Shibnagar is 731302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shibnagar covers 259.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shibnagar falls under Nanoor tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Shibnagar is Karnasubarna, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Shibnagar.

Shibnagar is about 24 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shibnagar is in Nanoor tehsil of Birbhum district. Kāndi is about 16 km away. Karnasubarna is about 21 km away. Nanoor is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.