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About Purbba Shibpur Village

Purbba Shibpur is a mid sized village in Arambag tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 619, made up of 309 males and 310 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712413, 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 Hugli
Tehsil Arambag
Pincode 712413
Area (hectares) 79.11 hectares
Population 619
Male Population 309
Female Population 310
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Purbba Shibpur compares

By the 2011 count Purbba Shibpur is the 127th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 79.11 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Purbba Shibpur

Purbba Shibpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Purbba Shibpur as Available within <5 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 Purbba Shibpur from other places

Purbba Shibpur lies about 7.2 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Hazi Md Mohsin Halt, about under 2 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
Nearest railway station Hazi Md Mohsin Halt under 2 km
Nearest town Bānsbāria 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Arambag 7.2 km
District headquarters Hugli 7.2 km

Villages closest to Purbba Shibpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Arambag 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 619. That makes it the 127th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Purbba Shibpur village has 309 males and 310 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purbba Shibpur has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Purbba Shibpur is 712413. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purbba Shibpur covers 79.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Purbba Shibpur falls under Arambag tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Purbba Shibpur is Hazi Md Mohsin Halt, about under 2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Purbba Shibpur.

Purbba Shibpur is about 7.2 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purbba Shibpur is in Arambag tehsil of Hugli district. Hazi Md Mohsin Halt is about under 2 km away. Bānsbāria is about 2.2 km away. Arambag is about 7.2 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 Shibpur (under 2 km), Pura (3.2 km) and Gauri (7.5 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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