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About Shibpur Village

Shibpur is a mid sized village in Mandirbazar tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 833, made up of 444 males and 389 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743336, 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 South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Mandirbazar
Pincode 743336
Area (hectares) 59.57 hectares
Population 833
Male Population 444
Female Population 389
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 876
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 Shibpur compares

By the 2011 count Shibpur is the 71st largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,653 residents. Its 59.57 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Shibpur

The census records public bus service for Shibpur 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 Shibpur from other places

Shibpur lies about 12 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Lakshmikantapur, about 2.6 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 Shibpur
Nearest railway station Lakshmikantapur 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Mandirbazar 12 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 12 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 14 km

Villages closest to Shibpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shibpur village had a population of 833. That makes it the 71st largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,653 residents.

Shibpur village has 444 males and 389 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shibpur has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Shibpur is 743336. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shibpur covers 59.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shibpur falls under Mandirbazar tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Shibpur is Lakshmikantapur, about 2.6 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 Shibpur.

Shibpur is about 12 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shibpur is in Mandirbazar tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Lakshmikantapur is about 2.6 km away. Mandirbazar is about 12 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raipur Dayarampur (under 2 km), Purba Raipur (under 2 km) and Siddheshwarpur (under 2 km).

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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