# Shibpur Village, Gangarampur, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Gangarampur, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Shibpur

Shibpur is a village in Gangarampur sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,151 people in 261 households**, the 66th largest of 198 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.3%.

- 1,151people (2011)
- 261households
- 85.2%literacy
- 954females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shibpur

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

■ Shibpur · ■ Gangarampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**70%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

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

**32%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****1%**

**27%

Television ****0%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****91%**

**37%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Shibpur?

■ Shibpur · ■ Gangarampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.2%**

**71.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1083**

**936

Working population ****41.8%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.1% for men and 80.0% for women. 57% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 333 (69%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (3%) · **■** Other work 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 129 (27%)

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 Gangarampur

- Bhoral1,232 people
- Singfarka1,215 people
- Chalunda1,187 people
- Ramdebpur1,174 people
- Anantapur1,134 people
- Atash1,130 people
- Patul1,119 people
- Kashimpur1,107 people

[All 202 villages in Gangarampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/gangarampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shibpur?1,151 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shibpur in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Gangarampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shibpur?85.2% (Census 2011)