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About Sibnagar Village

Sibnagar is a large village in Raninagar II tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,950, made up of 1,554 males and 1,396 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1181.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742308, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sibnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sibnagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Raninagar II
Pincode 742308
Area (hectares) 1181.34 hectares
Population 2,950
Male Population 1,554
Female Population 1,396
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sibnagar compares

By the 2011 count Sibnagar is the 18th largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 6,363 residents. Its 1181.34 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 954.

Getting to Sibnagar

Sibnagar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sibnagar 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sibnagar from other places

Sibnagar lies about 31 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Karnasubarna, about 21 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 Sibnagar
Nearest town Kāndi 16 km
Nearest railway station Karnasubarna 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Raninagar II 31 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 31 km

Villages closest to Sibnagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Raninagar 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.

Common questions about Sibnagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Sibnagar village had a population of 2,950. That makes it the 18th largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,363 residents.

Sibnagar village has 1,554 males and 1,396 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sibnagar has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Sibnagar is 742308. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sibnagar covers 1181.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sibnagar falls under Raninagar II tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sibnagar is Karnasubarna, about 21 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sibnagar.

Sibnagar is about 31 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sibnagar is in Raninagar II tehsil of Murshidabad district. Kāndi is about 16 km away. Karnasubarna is about 21 km away. Raninagar II is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Char Rajanagar (under 2 km), Diarsibnagar (under 2 km) and Komnagar (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sibnagar today is likely to be higher.

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