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About Shibpur Village

Shibpur is a small village in Ratua I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 254, made up of 130 males and 124 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 241.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732205, 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 Maldah
Tehsil Ratua I
Pincode 732205
Area (hectares) 241.6 hectares
Population 254
Male Population 130
Female Population 124
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
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 88th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,921 residents. Its 241.6 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

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 Salabatpur, Sambalpur, Samshi and Santapur. 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 254. That makes it the 88th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,921 residents.

Shibpur village has 130 males and 124 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shibpur has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Shibpur is 732205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shibpur covers 241.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shibpur falls under Ratua I tehsil of Maldah 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 Ratua I tehsil of Maldah 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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