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About Shibpur Village

Shibpur is a small village in Binpur I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 18, made up of 11 males and 7 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 636 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721504, 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 Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Binpur I
Pincode 721504
Area (hectares) 51.86 hectares
Population 18
Male Population 11
Female Population 7
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 636
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 among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 373 residents. Its 51.86 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

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 Shaluka, Shalukdopa, Shankhahar and Shashageria. 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 18. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 373 residents.

Shibpur village has 11 males and 7 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shibpur has about 636 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Shibpur is 721504. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shibpur covers 51.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shibpur falls under Binpur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 Binpur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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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