About Uttar Shibkata Village

Uttar Shibkata is a large village in Alipurduar II tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,016, made up of 1,577 males and 1,439 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 513.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uttar Shibkata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uttar Shibkata village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Jalpaiguri
Tehsil	Alipurduar II
Pincode	736208
Area (hectares)	513.46 hectares
Population	3,016
Male Population	1,577
Female Population	1,439
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	912
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Uttar Shibkata compares

By the 2011 count Uttar Shibkata is the 25th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,624 residents. Its 513.46 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Uttar Shibkata

Uttar Shibkata is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Uttar Shibkata as Available within 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 Uttar Shibkata from other places

Uttar Shibkata lies about 29 km from Jalpaiguri, and the nearest railway station is Dhumdangi, about 16 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 Uttar Shibkata
Nearest railway station	Dhumdangi	16 km
Nearest town	Siliguri	28 km
Tehsil headquarters	Alipurduar II	29 km
District headquarters	Jalpaiguri	29 km

Villages closest to Uttar Shibkata

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Alipurduar II 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 Uttar Shibkata

As per the Census of India 2011, Uttar Shibkata village had a population of 3,016. That makes it the 25th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,624 residents.

Uttar Shibkata village has 1,577 males and 1,439 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uttar Shibkata has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Uttar Shibkata is 736208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Uttar Shibkata covers 513.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Uttar Shibkata falls under Alipurduar II tehsil of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Uttar Shibkata is Dhumdangi, about 16 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 - 10 km distance for Uttar Shibkata.

Uttar Shibkata is about 29 km from Jalpaiguri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Uttar Shibkata is in Alipurduar II tehsil of Jalpaiguri district. Dhumdangi is about 16 km away. Siliguri is about 28 km away. Alipurduar II is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.