# Shibpur Village, Dhaniakhali, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Dhaniakhali, Hugli 

# Shibpur

Shibpur is a village in Dhaniakhali sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **675 people in 173 households**, the 167th largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.7%.

- 675people (2011)
- 173households
- 64.9%literacy
- 951females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shibpur

Of every 100 households in Shibpur in 2011, 20 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Shibpur · ■ Dhaniakhali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**48%

Tap water ****1%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**84%

Use banking services ****22%**

**58%

Television ****14%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**13%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****25%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Dhaniakhali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.9%**

**75.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1075**

**962

Working population ****65.6%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.6% for men and 57.7% for women. 64% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 42 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 152 (34%) · **■** Other work 41 (9%) · **■** Marginal 208 (47%)

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 Dhaniakhali

- Chak Sultan693 people
- Sirijpur687 people
- Kashipur676 people
- Sheapur676 people
- Jot Mahes674 people
- Hiranya Bati652 people
- Kathalgaria642 people
- Dumro640 people

[All 214 villages in Dhaniakhali](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/dhaniakhali/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shibpur?675 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shibpur in?Hugli district (Dhaniakhali sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shibpur?64.9% (Census 2011)