# Shibpur Village, Kaliaganj, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Kaliaganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Shibpur

Shibpur is a village in Kaliaganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **704 people in 159 households**, the 117th largest of 191 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.5%.

- 704people (2011)
- 159households
- 79.6%literacy
- 913females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shibpur

Of every 100 households in Shibpur in 2011, 58 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shibpur · ■ Kaliaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**82%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**46%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****30%**

**34%

Television ****12%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**20%

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 Shibpur?

■ Shibpur · ■ Kaliaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.6%**

**66.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1045**

**969

Working population ****39.2%**

**42.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.3% for men and 74.5% for women. 57% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 80 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 109 (39%) · **■** Other work 20 (7%) · **■** Marginal 67 (24%)

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 Kaliaganj

- Kuria737 people
- Dakshin Bhabanipur735 people
- Mangaldaha724 people
- Saharullapur710 people
- Mukundapur697 people
- Buridangi681 people
- Uttar Shibpur679 people
- Uttar Gouripur669 people

[All 192 villages in Kaliaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/kaliaganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shibpur?704 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shibpur in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Kaliaganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shibpur?79.6% (Census 2011)