Sibpur (also spelled Shibpur) is a village in Faridpur Durgapur 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  Sibpur Sibpur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 23°37′43″N 87°24′28″E / 23.6287°N 87.4078°E | |
| Country |  India |
| 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 | Asansol |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Pandabeswar |
| Website | pascimbardhaman |
Geography
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Projects
Limited
Steels
Plant
Steel
Plant
Barrage
Islam Airport
Area Office
MC: Municipal Corporation, CT: census town, R: rural centre, A: airport, B: barrage, H: historical site
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Urbanisation
editAccording 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]
Location
editSibpur is located at 23°37′43″N 87°24′28″E / 23.6287°N 87.4078°E.
Demographics
editAccording 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
Transport
editA 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.
Education
editShibpur 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]
Healthcare
editThere is a primary health centre, with 6 beds, at Shibpur.[7]
References
edit- ^ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Burdwan". Table 2.2, 2.4(a). Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- ^ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ^ "New bridges to be built over Ganga and Ajay". WebIndia 123. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ "New bridges to be built over Ganga and Ajay". All India Trinamool Congress. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ "Shibpur Jr High School". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ "Jamdaha High School". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Primary Health Centres. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 12 May 2020.