# Shibpur, Kumarganj, Dakshin Dinajpur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kumarganj, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Shibpur

Shibpur is a village in [Kumarganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/kumarganj/) sub-district of [Dakshin Dinajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **287 people in 62 households**, the 163rd largest of 208 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 287people (2011)
- 62households
- 80.2%literacy
- 1,007females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shibpur

Of every 100 households in Shibpur in 2011, 26 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shibpur · ■ Kumarganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**70%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

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

**33%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****92%**

**25%

Television ****8%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****52%**

**33%

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 Shibpur?

■ Shibpur · ■ Kumarganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.2%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****944**

**951

Working population ****46.3%**

**43.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.4% for men and 78.0% for women. 61% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Farm labourers 117 (88%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 8 (6%) · **■** Marginal 5 (4%)

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 Kumarganj

- Nadipur307 people
- Madanpur303 people
- Bijalipara302 people
- Bishnupur297 people
- Rajdhara286 people
- Setor286 people
- Majhina284 people
- Anarpur280 people

[All 218 villages in Kumarganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/kumarganj/villages/)

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## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shibpur?287 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shibpur in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Kumarganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shibpur?80.2% (Census 2011)