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About Sripur Village

Sripur is a mid sized village in Kesinga tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,677, made up of 845 males and 832 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 632 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sripur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sripur village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kalahandi
Tehsil Kesinga
Pincode 766101
Area (hectares) 632 hectares
Population 1,677
Male Population 845
Female Population 832
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sripur compares

By the 2011 count Sripur is the 20th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents. Its 632 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Sripur

Sripur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sripur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sripur from other places

Sripur lies about under 2 km from Kalahandi, and the nearest railway station is Nayagarh Town, about 4.0 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 Sripur
Tehsil headquarters Kesinga under 2 km
District headquarters Kalahandi under 2 km
Nearest railway station Nayagarh Town 4.0 km
Nearest town Khordha 56 km

Villages closest to Sripur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sripur village had a population of 1,677. That makes it the 20th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents.

Sripur village has 845 males and 832 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sripur has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Sripur is 766101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sripur covers 632 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sripur falls under Kesinga tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Sripur is Nayagarh Town, about 4.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Sripur is about under 2 km from Kalahandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sripur is in Kesinga tehsil of Kalahandi district. Kesinga is about under 2 km away. Kalahandi is about under 2 km away. Nayagarh Town is about 4.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karlabhadi (under 2 km), Alim (3.7 km) and Patharla (7.7 km).

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

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