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About Shibpur Village

Shibpur is a mid sized village in Tarakeswar tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 530, made up of 269 males and 261 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712410, 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 Tarakeswar
Pincode 712410
Area (hectares) 54.46 hectares
Population 530
Male Population 269
Female Population 261
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shibpur compares

By the 2011 count Shibpur is the 84th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,013 residents. Its 54.46 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Shibpur

The census records public bus service for Shibpur as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sahapur, Sainta, Salepur and Santoshpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 530. That makes it the 84th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,013 residents.

Shibpur village has 269 males and 261 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shibpur has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Shibpur is 712410. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shibpur covers 54.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Shibpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shibpur.

Shibpur is in Tarakeswar tehsil of Hugli district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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