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About Shrichandrapur Village

Shrichandrapur is a mid sized village in Illambazar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 913, made up of 471 males and 442 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 213.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731236, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shrichandrapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shrichandrapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Illambazar
Pincode 731236
Area (hectares) 213.67 hectares
Population 913
Male Population 471
Female Population 442
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shrichandrapur compares

By the 2011 count Shrichandrapur is the 73rd largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents. Its 213.67 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Shrichandrapur

Shrichandrapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shrichandrapur as Available within <5 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 Shrichandrapur from other places

Shrichandrapur lies about 29 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Gadadharpur, about 7.3 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 Shrichandrapur
Nearest railway station Gadadharpur 7.3 km
Nearest town Sainthia 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Illambazar 29 km
District headquarters Birbhum 29 km

Villages closest to Shrichandrapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shrichandrapur village had a population of 913. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents.

Shrichandrapur village has 471 males and 442 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shrichandrapur has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Shrichandrapur is 731236. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shrichandrapur covers 213.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shrichandrapur falls under Illambazar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Shrichandrapur is Gadadharpur, about 7.3 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shrichandrapur.

Shrichandrapur is about 29 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shrichandrapur is in Illambazar tehsil of Birbhum district. Gadadharpur is about 7.3 km away. Sainthia is about 8.7 km away. Illambazar is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhabanipur (6.5 km), Gopalnagar (7.8 km) and Gangapur (8.7 km).

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

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