# Shibnagar Village, Basantpur, Supaul (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Basantpur, Supaul 

# Shibnagar

Shibnagar is a village in Basantpur sub-district of Supaul district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,099 people in 369 households**, the 39th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.8%.

- 2,099people (2011)
- 369households
- 63.4%literacy
- 879females per 1,000 males

## Shibnagar PIN code and other codes

Shibnagar falls in Basantpur sub-district, Supaul district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBhagvanpur
- Community development blockBasantpur
- Census village code220952

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Shibnagar from nearby towns?

- Basantpur (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Supaul (district HQ)15 km by road
- Birpur (nearest town)6 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Shibnagar?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Shibnagar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Birpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Birpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Birpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Shibnagar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 63% of the 228 hectares of village land is sown, and 63 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Shibnagar

Of every 100 households in Shibnagar in 2011, 30 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shibnagar · ■ Basantpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**75%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****62%**

**50%

Television ****5%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**29%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Shibnagar?

■ Shibnagar · ■ Basantpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.4%**

**56.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****879**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****939**

**949

Working population ****32.8%**

**33.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.0% for men and 47.6% for women. 49% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 208 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 269 (39%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 41 (6%) · **■** Marginal 167 (24%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Basantpur

- Mohanpur2,207 people
- Bairia Kamal2,160 people
- Narpat patti2,145 people
- Rampur2,110 people
- Nathpatti1,959 people
- Shibnagar1,791 people
- Barantpur1,751 people
- Nathbari1,695 people

[All 94 villages in Basantpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/supaul/basantpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shibnagar from Supaul?15 km by road
- What is the population of Shibnagar?2,099 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shibnagar in?Supaul district (Basantpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shibnagar?63.4% (Census 2011)