About Shipur Village

Shipur is a large village in Egra I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,399, made up of 1,192 males and 1,207 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 356.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721448, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shipur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Tehsil	Egra I
Pincode	721448
Area (hectares)	356.96 hectares
Population	2,399
Male Population	1,192
Female Population	1,207
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,013
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shipur compares

By the 2011 count Shipur is the 20th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents. Its 356.96 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Shipur

Shipur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shipur as Available within 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shipur from other places

Shipur lies about 27 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Satish Samanta, about 5.7 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 Shipur
Nearest railway station	Satish Samanta	5.7 km
Nearest town	Monoharpur	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Egra I	27 km
District headquarters	Purba Medinipur	27 km

Villages closest to Shipur

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

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Common questions about Shipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shipur village had a population of 2,399. That makes it the 20th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents.

Shipur village has 1,192 males and 1,207 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shipur has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Shipur is 721448. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shipur covers 356.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shipur falls under Egra I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Shipur is Satish Samanta, about 5.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shipur.

Shipur is about 27 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shipur is in Egra I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Satish Samanta is about 5.7 km away. Monoharpur is about 14 km away. Egra I is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.