Sibpur (also spelled Shibpur) is a village in Kanksa CD block in the Durgapur subdivision of the Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Sibpur | |
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Village | |
Sibpur Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West BengalSibpur Sibpur (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates: 23.6287°N 87.4078°E / 23.6287; 87.4078 | |
| Country | |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Paschim Bardhaman |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,953 |
| Languages* | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 713212 |
| Telephone code | 91 341 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bardhaman-Durgapur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Durgapur Purba |
| Website | pascimbardhaman |
According to the 2011 census, 79.22% of the population of the Durgapur subdivision was urban and 20.78% was rural. The Durgapur subdivision has 1 municipal corporation at Durgapur and 38 (+1 partly) census towns (partly presented in the map alongside; all places marked on the map are linked in the full-screen map).[1]
Sibpur is located at 23.6287°N 87.4078°E / 23.6287; 87.4078.
According to the 2011 Census of India, Sibpur had a toal population of 1953 of which 999 (51%) were males and 954 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 109. The total number of literate persons in Sibpur was 1,844 (71.26% of the population over 6 years).[2]
*For language details see Kanksa (community development block)#Language and religion
A new bridge is proposed to be built across the Ajay River near Sibpur, connecting this area to Jaydev Kenduli.[3][4] At present a fair-weather bridge is laid across the river in the dry season.
Shibpur Junior High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 2010. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class VIII.[5]
Jamdaha High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1982. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. The school has a library with 307books and a playground.[6]
There is a primary health centre, with 6 beds, at Shibpur.[7]
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