# Shib Chak Village, Jangipara, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Jangipara, Hugli 

# Shib Chak

Shib Chak is a village in Jangipara sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,252 people in 265 households**, the 60th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 1,252people (2011)
- 265households
- 84.1%literacy
- 965females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shib Chak

Of every 100 households in Shib Chak in 2011, 68 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shib Chak · ■ Jangipara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****19%**

**36%

Tap water ****0%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**81%

Use banking services ****25%**

**49%

Television ****27%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**11%

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 Shib Chak?

■ Shib Chak · ■ Jangipara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.1%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****930**

**952

Working population ****39.9%**

**41.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.0% for men and 77.0% for women. 65% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 171 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 61 (12%) · **■** Household industry 41 (8%) · **■** Other work 71 (14%) · **■** Marginal 156 (31%)

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 Jangipara

- Sonamaguri1,328 people
- Bhandarhati1,318 people
- Bamnagar1,310 people
- Chandrahati1,282 people
- Hariharpur1,246 people
- Chandinagar1,242 people
- Hosenpur1,233 people
- Tara1,217 people

[All 128 villages in Jangipara](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/jangipara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shib Chak?1,252 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shib Chak in?Hugli district (Jangipara sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shib Chak?84.1% (Census 2011)