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About Shibpur Village

Shibpur is a mid sized village in Dhaniakhali tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 675, made up of 346 males and 329 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712302, 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 Hugli
Tehsil Dhaniakhali
Pincode 712302
Area (hectares) 102.44 hectares
Population 675
Male Population 346
Female Population 329
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
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 Shibpur compares

By the 2011 count Shibpur is the 167th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents. Its 102.44 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Shibpur

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

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 Shibpur
Nearest railway station Hazi Md Mohsin Halt under 2 km
Nearest town Bānsbāria 2.2 km
District headquarters Hugli 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhaniakhali 31 km

Villages closest to Shibpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shibpur village had a population of 675. That makes it the 167th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents.

Shibpur village has 346 males and 329 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shibpur has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Shibpur is 712302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shibpur covers 102.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shibpur falls under Dhaniakhali tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to 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 Shibpur.

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.

Shibpur is in Dhaniakhali tehsil of Hugli district. Hazi Md Mohsin Halt is about under 2 km away. Bānsbāria is about 2.2 km away. Hugli 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 Gauripur (7.5 km), Chenchua (9.6 km) and Pora Bazar (12 km).

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

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