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{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}
{{more citations needed|date=July 2013}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Nibra
| other_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = Census Town
| image_skyline = File:NH 117 And NH 6 Junction - Nibra - Howrah 2017-07-06 0511.JPG
| image_alt =
| image_caption = [[National Highway 16 (India)|National Highway 16]] ([[AH45|Asian Highway 45]]) and [[Kona Expressway]] Junction, Nibra
| pushpin_map = India West Bengal#India3
| pushpin_label_position =
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in West Bengal, India
| coordinates = {{coord|22.61|N|88.25|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[West Bengal]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Howrah district|Howrah]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
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| governing_body =
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
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| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 10
| population_total = 27,818
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[English language|English]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = 
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| registration_plate = WB
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Sreerampur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Sreerampur]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Domjur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Domjur]]
| website = {{URL|howrah.gov.in/}}
| footnotes =
}}

'''Nibra''' is a [[census town]] in [[Domjur (community development block)|Domjur]] CD Block of [[Howrah Sadar subdivision]] in [[Howrah district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]]. It is a part of [[List of cities in West Bengal by population#Urban agglomeration|Kolkata Urban Agglomeration]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/01/Table-3.htm | title=District-wise list of stautory towns | publisher=Census Commission of India | access-date=2009-01-28 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721000000/http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/01/Table-3.htm | archive-date=2011-07-21 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
As per [[2011 Census of India]] Nibra had a total population of 27,818 of which 14,388 (52%) were males and 13,430 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 3,584. The total number of literates in Nibra was 21,219 (87.56% of the population over 6 years).<ref name=census2011>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/cdb_pca_census/Houselisting-housing-WB.html |title = C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) | work= 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks|publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India | access-date = 11 May 2016}}</ref>

Nibra was part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration in 2011 census.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_4_PR_UAs_1Lakh_and_Above_Appendix.pdf | title= Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011 | work= Constituents of Urban Agglomeration Having Population Above 1 Lakh |publisher= Census of India 2011 | access-date = 11 May 2016}}</ref>

{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Nibra had a population of 22,288. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Nibra has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76% and female literacy is 69%. In Nibra, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

==Communication==
There is a Sub-Post office in North Nibra.

==Transport==
Nibra is the junction of [[National Highway 16 (India)|National Highway 16]] (part of [[AH45|Asian Highway 45]]) and [[Kona Expressway]]. People can easily go to several areas of [[Kolkata]], [[Howrah district|Howrah]] and [[Hooghly district|Hooghly]] from here.

===Bus===
====Private Bus====
* 40 [[Uluberia|Birshibpur]] - [[Serampore]]
* 79 [[Panchla]] - [[Dunlop, Kolkata|Dunlop]]
* E43 Dihibhursut - [[Howrah Station]]
* E53 Narit - [[Howrah Station]]
* K11 [[Domjur]] - [[Rabindra Sadan]]
* L3 Jhikhira/Muchighata - [[Howrah Station]]

====CTC Bus====
* C11 [[Domjur]] - [[B.B.D. Bagh]]/[[Belgachia]]
* E6 [[Amta]] - [[Esplanade, Kolkata|Esplanade]]
* E7 [[Bagnan railway station]] - [[Esplanade, Kolkata|Esplanade]]
Many Shuttle Buses (Without Numbers) also pass through Nibra.

===Train===
[[Santragachi Junction]] is the nearest railway station.

==Healthcare==
There is a Hospital named Health-For-All at Katlia bus stoppage.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Howrah District}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Howrah district]]
[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Kolkata]]
[[Category:Kolkata Metropolitan Area]]

Nibra - Revision history

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