# Shibpur Village, Mathabhanga - I, Koch Bihar (West Bengal)

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Village · Mathabhanga - I, Koch Bihar 

# Shibpur

Shibpur is a village in Mathabhanga - I sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,747 people in 606 households**, the 32nd largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.5%.

- 2,747people (2011)
- 606households
- 73.3%literacy
- 908females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shibpur

Of every 100 households in Shibpur in 2011, 18 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shibpur · ■ Mathabhanga - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**15%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**41%

No toilet (open defecation) ****41%**

**57%

Tap water ****1%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**78%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****32%**

**31%

Television ****7%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****49%**

**32%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 · ■ Mathabhanga - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.3%**

**71.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****823**

**946

Working population ****48.1%**

**44.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.6% for men and 68.5% for women. 60% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 540 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 317 (24%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 130 (10%) · **■** Marginal 331 (25%)

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 Mathabhanga - I

- Nalangibari2,924 people
- Kharija Kawardara2,875 people
- Chhat Khaterbari2,820 people
- Bara Khalisamari2,793 people
- Bamunia Paschim2,639 people
- Bamunia Purba2,618 people
- Bherbheri Manabari2,586 people
- Andaran Pakhihaga2,585 people

[All 102 villages in Mathabhanga - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/mathabhanga-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shibpur?2,747 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shibpur in?Koch Bihar district (Mathabhanga - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shibpur?73.3% (Census 2011)