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About Shripur Village

Shripur is a large village in Bhatar tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,822, made up of 1,977 males and 1,845 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 451.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shripur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shripur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Bhatar
Pincode 713121
Area (hectares) 451.75 hectares
Population 3,822
Male Population 1,977
Female Population 1,845
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shripur compares

By the 2011 count Shripur is the 18th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,529 residents. Its 451.75 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Shripur

Shripur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shripur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Shripur from other places

Shripur lies about 41 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Daskalgram, about 15 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 Shripur
Nearest railway station Daskalgram 15 km
Nearest town Bolpur 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhatar 24 km
District headquarters Barddhaman 41 km

Villages closest to Shripur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shripur village had a population of 3,822. That makes it the 18th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,529 residents.

Shripur village has 1,977 males and 1,845 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shripur has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Shripur is 713121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shripur covers 451.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shripur falls under Bhatar tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Shripur is Daskalgram, about 15 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Shripur.

Shripur is about 41 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shripur is in Bhatar tehsil of Barddhaman district. Daskalgram is about 15 km away. Bolpur is about 18 km away. Bhatar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rampur (under 2 km), Banagram (2.2 km) and Nabasta (6.6 km).

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

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