About Shibpur Village

Shibpur is a mid sized village in Tapan tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 586, made up of 302 males and 284 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733127, 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	Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil	Tapan
Pincode	733127
Area (hectares)	80.36 hectares
Population	586
Male Population	302
Female Population	284
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	940
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shibpur compares

By the 2011 count Shibpur is the 155th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 80.36 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

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 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 150 km from Dakshin Dinajpur, 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	Tapan	2.6 km
Nearest town	Rampur Hat	6.5 km
District headquarters	Dakshin Dinajpur	150 km

Villages closest to Shibpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tapan 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 586. That makes it the 155th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Shibpur village has 302 males and 284 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shibpur has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Shibpur is 733127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shibpur covers 80.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shibpur falls under Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shibpur.

Shibpur is about 150 km from Dakshin Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shibpur is in Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Swadinpur is about 1.7 km away. Tapan is about 2.6 km away. Rampur Hat is about 6.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.