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About Srichandpur Village

Srichandpur is a large village in Harnaut tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,520, made up of 1,292 males and 1,228 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94.24 hectares hectares.

Srichandpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Srichandpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Harnaut
Area (hectares) 94.24 hectares
Population 2,520
Male Population 1,292
Female Population 1,228
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Srichandpur compares

By the 2011 count Srichandpur is the 22nd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,669 residents. Its 94.24 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Srichandpur

The census records public bus service for Srichandpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Srichandpur from other places

Srichandpur lies about 20 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Sohsarai, about 7.9 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Srichandpur
Nearest railway station Sohsarai 7.9 km
Nearest town Bihār Sharīf 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Harnaut 18 km
District headquarters Nalanda 20 km

Villages closest to Srichandpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Harnaut tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Srichandpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Srichandpur village had a population of 2,520. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,669 residents.

Srichandpur village has 1,292 males and 1,228 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Srichandpur has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 906.

Srichandpur covers 94.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Srichandpur falls under Harnaut tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Srichandpur is Sohsarai, about 7.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Srichandpur.

Srichandpur is about 20 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Srichandpur is in Harnaut tehsil of Nalanda district. Sohsarai is about 7.9 km away. Bihār Sharīf is about 9.9 km away. Harnaut is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mustafapur (5.4 km), Rampur (7.3 km) and Abu Mohammadpur (8.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Srichandpur today is likely to be higher.

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