# Sibpur Village, Bansihari, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Bansihari, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Sibpur

Sibpur is a village in Bansihari sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,068 people in 711 households**, the 4th largest of 160 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 3,068people (2011)
- 711households
- 71.9%literacy
- 879females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sibpur

Of every 100 households in Sibpur in 2011, 61 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sibpur · ■ Bansihari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****55%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**58%

Tap water ****2%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**89%

Use banking services ****23%**

**32%

Television ****36%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****32%**

**29%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Sibpur?

■ Sibpur · ■ Bansihari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.9%**

**68.8%

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

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****772**

**972

Working population ****34.3%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.8% for men and 65.3% for women. 56% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 276 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 89 (8%) · **■** Other work 492 (47%) · **■** Marginal 194 (18%)

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 Bansihari

- Bagduar5,003 people
- Buniadpur4,424 people
- Elahabad4,220 people
- Kuskari2,931 people
- Karai2,818 people
- Baragram2,556 people
- Barail2,506 people

[All 161 villages in Bansihari](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/bansihari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sibpur?3,068 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sibpur in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Bansihari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sibpur?71.9% (Census 2011)