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About Srikunth Village

Srikunth is a large village in Barharwa tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,709, made up of 1,860 males and 1,849 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144 hectares hectares.

Srikunth Overview

Census 2011 figures for Srikunth village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Barharwa
Area (hectares) 144 hectares
Population 3,709
Male Population 1,860
Female Population 1,849
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Srikunth compares

By the 2011 count Srikunth is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents. Its 144 hectares work out to about 26 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 950.

Getting to Srikunth

Srikunth is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Srikunth as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Srikunth from other places

Srikunth lies about 53 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Gumani, about under 2 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 Srikunth
Nearest railway station Gumani under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Barharwa 7.2 km
Nearest town Farakka 10 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 53 km

Villages closest to Srikunth

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barharwa 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 Srikunth

As per the Census of India 2011, Srikunth village had a population of 3,709. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents.

Srikunth village has 1,860 males and 1,849 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Srikunth has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 950.

Srikunth covers 144 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Srikunth falls under Barharwa tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Srikunth is Gumani, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available for Srikunth.

Srikunth is about 53 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Srikunth is in Barharwa tehsil of Sahibganj district. Gumani is about under 2 km away. Barharwa is about 7.2 km away. Farakka is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harihara (under 2 km), Andharkotha (under 2 km) and Srikantpara (under 2 km).

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

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