# 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 **1,791 people in 357 households**, the 41st largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.8%.

- 1,791people (2011)
- 357households
- 66.4%literacy
- 905females per 1,000 males

## Shibnagar PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatNirmali
- Community development blockBasantpur
- Census village code220997

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)12 km by road
- Supaul (district HQ)80 km by road
- Birpur (nearest town)18 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bishunpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Supaul
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Birpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 5 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 85% of the 208 hectares of village land is sown, and 34 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, 1 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Shibnagar · ■ Basantpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**90%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****79%**

**75%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****46%**

**50%

Television ****10%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**29%

Own their home ****100%**

**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+) ****66.4%**

**56.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****933**

**949

Working population ****34.6%**

**33.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.7% for men and 43.9% for women. 44% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 258 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 331 (53%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 20 (3%) · **■** Marginal 9 (1%)

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

- Narpat patti2,145 people
- Rampur2,110 people
- Shibnagar2,099 people
- Nathpatti1,959 people
- Barantpur1,751 people
- Nathbari1,695 people
- Fatehpur1,649 people
- Jhirwa1,597 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Shibnagar from Supaul?80 km by road
- What is the population of Shibnagar?1,791 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shibnagar in?Supaul district (Basantpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shibnagar?66.4% (Census 2011)