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About Shibnagar Village

Shibnagar is one of the larger villages in Ratua II tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,298, made up of 4,222 males and 4,076 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 626 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shibnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shibnagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Ratua II
Pincode 732102
Area (hectares) 626 hectares
Population 8,298
Male Population 4,222
Female Population 4,076
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
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 Shibnagar compares

By the 2011 count Shibnagar is the 5th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,210 residents. Its 626 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Shibnagar

Shibnagar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shibnagar 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 Rangamatia, Raninagar, Sambalpur and Satmara. 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 Shibnagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Shibnagar village had a population of 8,298. That makes it the 5th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,210 residents.

Shibnagar village has 4,222 males and 4,076 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shibnagar has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Shibnagar is 732102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shibnagar covers 626 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shibnagar falls under Ratua II tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shibnagar 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 Shibnagar.

Shibnagar is in Ratua II 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 Shibnagar today is likely to be higher.

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