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

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Shibpur

Shibpur is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **585 people in 134 households**, the 186th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 585people (2011)
- 134households
- 53.0%literacy
- 931females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shibpur

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

■ Shibpur · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**67%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

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

**72%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****2%**

**24%

Television ****1%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**21%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.0%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****932**

**939

Working population ****41.0%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.7% for men and 46.9% for women. 59% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 54 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 133 (55%) · **■** Marginal 53 (22%)

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 Raiganj

- Pirkasur639 people
- Amritakhnda636 people
- Patidaha631 people
- Noabari616 people
- Daudpur577 people
- Abdulghata568 people
- Harigram568 people
- Nazirpur568 people

[All 222 villages in Raiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/raiganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shibpur?585 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shibpur in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shibpur?53.0% (Census 2011)