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About Shibkrishnapur Village

Shibkrishnapur is a small village in Gangarampur tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 199, made up of 103 males and 96 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shibkrishnapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shibkrishnapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Gangarampur
Pincode 733140
Area (hectares) 60.14 hectares
Population 199
Male Population 103
Female Population 96
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shibkrishnapur compares

By the 2011 count Shibkrishnapur is the 188th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents. Its 60.14 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Shibkrishnapur

Shibkrishnapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shibkrishnapur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Shibkrishnapur from other places

Shibkrishnapur lies about 25 km from Dakshin Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Daulatpur Hat, about 4.3 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 Shibkrishnapur
Nearest railway station Daulatpur Hat 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangarampur 18 km
Nearest town Gangārāmpur 18 km
District headquarters Dakshin Dinajpur 25 km

Villages closest to Shibkrishnapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shibkrishnapur village had a population of 199. That makes it the 188th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents.

Shibkrishnapur village has 103 males and 96 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shibkrishnapur has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Shibkrishnapur is 733140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shibkrishnapur covers 60.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shibkrishnapur falls under Gangarampur tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Shibkrishnapur is Daulatpur Hat, about 4.3 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 <5 km distance for Shibkrishnapur.

Shibkrishnapur is about 25 km from Dakshin Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shibkrishnapur is in Gangarampur tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Daulatpur Hat is about 4.3 km away. Gangarampur is about 18 km away. Gangārāmpur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Joykrisnapur (under 2 km), Ramkrishnapur (under 2 km) and Dauiatpur (5.2 km).

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

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