About Shibpur Village

Shibpur is a small village in Suri II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 490, made up of 250 males and 240 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731102, 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	Suri II
Pincode	731102
Area (hectares)	97.74 hectares
Population	490
Male Population	250
Female Population	240
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	960
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 Shibpur compares

By the 2011 count Shibpur is the 64th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 97.74 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

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 5 - 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	Suri II	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 Suri II 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 490. That makes it the 64th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Shibpur village has 250 males and 240 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shibpur has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Shibpur is 731102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shibpur covers 97.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shibpur falls under Suri II 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 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 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 Suri II tehsil of Birbhum district. Swadinpur is about 1.7 km away. Suri II 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.