Village · Diglipur, North & Middle Andaman # Shibpur Shibpur is a village in Diglipur sub-district of North & Middle Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted 771 people in 177 households, the 19th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.2%. - 771 people (2011) - 177 households - 85.0% literacy - 806 females per 1,000 males ## Shibpur PIN code and other codes Shibpur falls in Diglipur sub-district, North & Middle Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. - Gram panchayat Shibpur - Community development block Diglipur - Census village code 645229 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Shibpur from nearby towns? - Diglipur (sub-district HQ) 16 km by road - Mayabunder (district HQ) 96 km by road - Port Blair (nearest town) 316 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Shibpur? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Shibpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 2 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 2 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Diglipur - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Mayabunder - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Diglipur - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 20 h summer · 22 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Shibpur known for? The main crops are rice, pulses and vegetables. About 19% of the 519 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Shibpur Of every 100 households in Shibpur in 2011, 65 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Shibpur · ■ Diglipur rural average - Electricity for lighting 65% 60% - Toilet within the home 32% 46% - No toilet (open defecation) 68% 53% - Tap water 94% 62% - Drinking water within premises 24% 31% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 8% 18% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 86% 70% - Use banking services 97% 88% - Television 49% 48% - Mobile phone 76% 66% - Computer with internet 1% 1% - Two-wheeler 7% 11% - Car / jeep / van 1% 2% - None of these assets 15% 20% - Own their home 85% 55% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Shibpur? ■ Shibpur · ■ Diglipur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 85.0% 82.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 806 911 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 886 965 - Working population 41.5% 37.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.4% for men and 75.7% for women. 63% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 66 (21%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 220 (69%) · ■ Marginal 33 (10%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Diglipur - Swarajgram 940 people - Milangram 905 people - Radha Nagar 902 people - Aerial Bay 820 people - Shyam Nagar 701 people - Ganesh Nagar 667 people - Keralapuram 647 people - Deshbandhugram 638 people All 81 villages in Diglipur ## Quick answers - How far is Shibpur from Mayabunder? 96 km by road - What is the population of Shibpur? 771 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shibpur in? North & Middle Andaman district (Diglipur sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands - What is the literacy rate of Shibpur? 85.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andaman-and-nicobar-islands/north-middle-andaman/diglipur/shibpur/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.