About Shibpur Village

Shibpur is a large village in Ghatal tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,289, made up of 1,176 males and 1,113 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721212, 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	Ghatal
Pincode	721212
Area (hectares)	72.5 hectares
Population	2,289
Male Population	1,176
Female Population	1,113
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	946
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shibpur compares

By the 2011 count Shibpur is the 32nd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,567 residents. Its 72.5 hectares work out to about 32 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 943.

Getting to Shibpur

Shibpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shibpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ranirbazar, Ranjapur, Rathipur and Ratneshwar Bati. 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.

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Common questions about Shibpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shibpur village had a population of 2,289. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,567 residents.

Shibpur village has 1,176 males and 1,113 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shibpur 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 943.

The pincode recorded for Shibpur is 721212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shibpur covers 72.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shibpur falls under Ghatal 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Shibpur.

Shibpur is in Ghatal 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.