# Shibpur Village, Ratua - I, Maldah (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Ratua - I, Maldah 

# Shibpur

Shibpur is a village in Ratua - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **254 people in 55 households**, the 89th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%.

- 254people (2011)
- 55households
- 65.5%literacy
- 954females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shibpur

Of every 100 households in Shibpur in 2011, 13 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shibpur · ■ Ratua - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**73%

Tap water ****100%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**33%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**89%

Use banking services ****7%**

**24%

Television ****18%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**38%

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 · ■ Ratua - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.5%**

**60.1%

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

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1182**

**959

Working population ****35.8%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.1% for men and 57.1% for women. 59% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 5 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 32 (35%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 28 (31%) · **■** Marginal 25 (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 Ratua - I

- Shibrampur488 people
- Haragobindapur479 people
- Faridpur324 people
- Dotal266 people
- Bishal Gokulpur212 people
- Seharakol98 people
- Ghumania64 people
- Arazi Raghabbati35 people

[All 101 villages in Ratua - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/ratua-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shibpur?254 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shibpur in?Maldah district (Ratua - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shibpur?65.5% (Census 2011)