# Shibnagar Village, Ratua - II, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Ratua - II, Maldah 

# Shibnagar

Shibnagar is a village in Ratua - II sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **8,298 people in 1,696 households**, the 5th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 56.2%.

- 8,298people (2011)
- 1,696households
- 57.1%literacy
- 965females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shibnagar

Of every 100 households in Shibnagar in 2011, 36 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Shibnagar · ■ Ratua - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**31%

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

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****57%**

**70%

Tap water ****16%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**31%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**85%

Use banking services ****21%**

**22%

Television ****14%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**42%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Shibnagar?

■ Shibnagar · ■ Ratua - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.1%**

**56.2%

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

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1018**

**967

Working population ****30.8%**

**30.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.5% for men and 56.8% for women. 51% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 613 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 445 (17%) · **■** Household industry 182 (7%) · **■** Other work 584 (23%) · **■** Marginal 733 (29%)

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 - II

- Pukhuria22,550 people
- Sambalpur9,250 people
- Maharajpur8,978 people
- Nijgan Paranpur8,523 people
- Barail7,031 people
- Sultanpur6,778 people
- Raninagar6,422 people
- Nasipur6,404 people

[All 51 villages in Ratua - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/ratua-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shibnagar?8,298 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shibnagar in?Maldah district (Ratua - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shibnagar?57.1% (Census 2011)