About Shripur Village

Shripur is a large village in Illambazar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,138, made up of 2,127 males and 2,011 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 386.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731214, 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	Birbhum
Tehsil	Illambazar
Pincode	731214
Area (hectares)	386.27 hectares
Population	4,138
Male Population	2,127
Female Population	2,011
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	945
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 Shripur compares

By the 2011 count Shripur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents. Its 386.27 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Shripur

Shripur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shripur 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 Shripur from other places

Shripur lies about 15 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Takipur, about under 2 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	Takipur	under 2 km
Nearest town	Nalhāti	7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Illambazar	15 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	15 km

Villages closest to Shripur

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.

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Common questions about Shripur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shripur village had a population of 4,138. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents.

Shripur village has 2,127 males and 2,011 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shripur has about 945 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 Shripur is 731214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shripur covers 386.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Shripur is Takipur, about under 2 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 Shripur.

Shripur is about 15 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shripur is in Illambazar tehsil of Birbhum district. Takipur is about under 2 km away. Nalhāti is about 7.0 km away. Illambazar is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.