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About Shirpura Village

Shirpura is a mid sized village in Chhatna tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 826, made up of 399 males and 427 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,070 females per 1000 males. The village covers 233.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shirpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shirpura village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Chhatna
Pincode 722141
Area (hectares) 233.25 hectares
Population 826
Male Population 399
Female Population 427
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,070
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shirpura compares

By the 2011 count Shirpura is the 80th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 685 residents. Its 233.25 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Shirpura

The census records public bus service for Shirpura 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sarenga Phulberia, Sarsa, Satkhulia and Shalchura. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Shirpura

As per the Census of India 2011, Shirpura village had a population of 826. That makes it the 80th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 685 residents.

Shirpura village has 399 males and 427 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shirpura has about 1070 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Shirpura is 722141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shirpura covers 233.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shirpura falls under Chhatna tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shirpura notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

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

Shirpura is in Chhatna tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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