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About Shirpurnama Village

Shirpurnama is a large village in Saltora tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,080, made up of 2,122 males and 1,958 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 771.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722158, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shirpurnama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shirpurnama village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Saltora
Pincode 722158
Area (hectares) 771.37 hectares
Population 4,080
Male Population 2,122
Female Population 1,958
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shirpurnama compares

By the 2011 count Shirpurnama is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 939 residents. Its 771.37 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Shirpurnama

Shirpurnama is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shirpurnama 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 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sebapur, Shalchur, Shalroha and Shiarbedia. 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 Shirpurnama

As per the Census of India 2011, Shirpurnama village had a population of 4,080. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 939 residents.

Shirpurnama village has 2,122 males and 1,958 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shirpurnama has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Shirpurnama is 722158. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shirpurnama covers 771.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shirpurnama falls under Saltora tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shirpurnama notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 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 Shirpurnama.

Shirpurnama is in Saltora 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 Shirpurnama today is likely to be higher.

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