# Shibpur Village, Illambazar, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Illambazar, Birbhum 

# Shibpur

Shibpur is a village in Illambazar sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **331 people in 80 households**, the 110th largest of 127 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.9%.

- 331people (2011)
- 80households
- 74.5%literacy
- 902females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shibpur

Of every 100 households in Shibpur in 2011, 16 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shibpur · ■ Illambazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**68%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**83%

Use banking services ****14%**

**42%

Television ****12%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****50%**

**27%

Own their home ****91%**

**96%

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 Shibpur?

■ Shibpur · ■ Illambazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.5%**

**73.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****864**

**947

Working population ****39.0%**

**38.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.9% for men and 65.2% for women. 64% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 56 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 45 (35%) · **■** Household industry 4 (3%) · **■** Other work 22 (17%) · **■** Marginal 2 (2%)

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 Illambazar

- Panch Tentula391 people
- Dakshin Ekdala364 people
- Palsa349 people
- Sabajpur335 people
- Pratappur324 people
- Nandar305 people
- Takipur300 people
- Billwamangal Beluri288 people

[All 133 villages in Illambazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/illambazar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shibpur?331 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shibpur in?Birbhum district (Illambazar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shibpur?74.5% (Census 2011)