Shipur

Shipur is a fast growing village under Egra I community development block of Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India. Famous for its annual Charak Puja, this village has well-developed social facilities like schools, post office, market, telecommunication etc. A health centre is also proposed for this village. As per Constitution of India and Panchayati Raj Act, Shipur village is administrated by Sarpanch who is the elected representative of village. Shipur is under the administration of Sahara Gram Panchayat.GeographyIt is located at, 18 km from the northern side of the Bay of Bengal.Though officially Shipur is a small single village, Greater Shipur is considered as a group of seven small villages or Mouzas including Shipur. itself along with Shunia., Sinduria., Shatkania., Hatbar., Pandua. and Tahalia.DemographyTotal population of Greater Shipur is 8881 as per 2011 Census of India.Average sex ratio of Greater Shipur is 960 female per 1000 male which is higher than West Bengal state average of 950.The village has higher literacy rate compared to West Bengal. In 2011, literacy rate of Greater Shipur was 87.65% compared to 76.26% of West Bengal. In Greater Shipur Male literacy stood at 93.60% while female literacy rate was 81.45%.Most of the people here are cultivators or related to agricultural work.