# Shibpur Village, Ghatal, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Ghatal, Paschim Medinipur 

# Shibpur

Shibpur is a village in Ghatal sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,289 people in 491 households**, the 35th largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.1%.

- 2,289people (2011)
- 491households
- 87.0%literacy
- 946females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shibpur

Of every 100 households in Shibpur in 2011, 86 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Shibpur · ■ Ghatal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**57%

Toilet within the home ****79%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****21%**

**49%

Tap water ****15%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**93%

Use banking services ****54%**

**37%

Television ****44%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**22%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 · ■ Ghatal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.0%**

**81.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****874**

**959

Working population ****36.6%**

**39.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.2% for men and 82.7% for women. 62% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 163 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 64 (8%) · **■** Household industry 19 (2%) · **■** Other work 459 (55%) · **■** Marginal 133 (16%)

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 Ghatal

- Harishpur2,349 people
- Saoyai2,320 people
- Khasbar2,298 people
- Mohanpur2,296 people
- Balidanga2,278 people
- Jalshara2,183 people
- Srimantapur2,173 people
- Natukjaykrishnapur2,011 people

[All 145 villages in Ghatal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/ghatal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shibpur?2,289 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shibpur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Ghatal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shibpur?87.0% (Census 2011)