What is "shibpur"

Shibpur or Sibpur is a residential area located in the city of Howrah, West Bengal, India. It is well known for being the location of the Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden, the IIEST Shibpur and the Hazar Hath Kaali Temple. The famous Bengali linguist Suniti Kumar Chatterji was born in Shibpur. During British Raj, its name was written as Seebpore. Recently, parts of administrative headquarters of the West Bengal government have been temporarily shifted to Shibpur.

Shibpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Shibpur may refer to:

• Shibpur area of Howrah city in West Bengal, India
  • Shibpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency), a West Bengal Legislative Assembly constituency
• Shibpur (Andaman), a village in Diglipur Tehsil of Andaman & Nicobar islands, India
• Shibpur Upazila of Narsingdi District, Bangladesh

Shibpur is a village located on North Andaman Island of the Andaman & Nicobar Islands in India. Administratively, it is a part of Diglipur tehsil of North and Middle Andaman district.

There is a 1 km long Indian Navy airstrip next to the village at NAS Shibpur.