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About Shibpur Village

Shibpur is a mid sized village in Cooch Behar I tehsil, in the district of Koch Bihar, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,188, made up of 627 males and 561 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 415.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736172, 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 Koch Bihar
Tehsil Cooch Behar I
Pincode 736172
Area (hectares) 415.95 hectares
Population 1,188
Male Population 627
Female Population 561
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
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 81st largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,065 residents. Its 415.95 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

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. The nearest villages by name are Rajpur, Rashidanga Dwitia Khanda, Rasidanga Pratham Khanda and Ruierkuthi. 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 1,188. That makes it the 81st largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,065 residents.

Shibpur village has 627 males and 561 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shibpur has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Shibpur is 736172. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shibpur covers 415.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shibpur falls under Cooch Behar I tehsil of Koch Bihar district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shibpur notes the nearest railway station 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 in Cooch Behar I tehsil of Koch Bihar 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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