About Shibpur Village

Shibpur is one of the larger villages in Namkhana tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,269, made up of 3,191 males and 3,078 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 771.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743357, 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	Namkhana
Pincode	743357
Area (hectares)	771.22 hectares
Population	6,269
Male Population	3,191
Female Population	3,078
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	965
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 13th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 5,377 residents. Its 771.22 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shibpur from other places

Shibpur lies about 63 km from South Twenty Four Parganas. 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
Tehsil headquarters	Namkhana	17 km
Nearest town	Haldia	52 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	63 km

Villages closest to Shibpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shibpur village had a population of 6,269. That makes it the 13th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,377 residents.

Shibpur village has 3,191 males and 3,078 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shibpur has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Shibpur is 743357. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shibpur covers 771.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shibpur falls under Namkhana tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas 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 about 63 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 Namkhana tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Namkhana is about 17 km away. Haldia is about 52 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 63 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.