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About Shib Chandrapur Village

Shib Chandrapur is a mid sized village in Basirhat II tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,360, made up of 699 males and 661 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743437, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shib Chandrapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shib Chandrapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Basirhat II
Pincode 743437
Area (hectares) 82.64 hectares
Population 1,360
Male Population 699
Female Population 661
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shib Chandrapur compares

By the 2011 count Shib Chandrapur is the 52nd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,164 residents. Its 82.64 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Shib Chandrapur

The census records public bus service for Shib Chandrapur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shib Chandrapur from other places

Shib Chandrapur lies about 26 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Bamangachi, about 3.2 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 Shib Chandrapur
Nearest railway station Bamangachi 3.2 km
Nearest town Bārāsat 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Basirhat II 26 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 26 km

Villages closest to Shib Chandrapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Basirhat 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 Shib Chandrapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shib Chandrapur village had a population of 1,360. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,164 residents.

Shib Chandrapur village has 699 males and 661 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shib Chandrapur has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Shib Chandrapur is 743437. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shib Chandrapur covers 82.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shib Chandrapur falls under Basirhat II tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Shib Chandrapur is Bamangachi, about 3.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Shib Chandrapur.

Shib Chandrapur is about 26 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shib Chandrapur is in Basirhat II tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Bamangachi is about 3.2 km away. Bārāsat is about 7.4 km away. Basirhat II is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dugbaria (6.5 km), Rajalipur (6.9 km) and Kharidanga (7.2 km).

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

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