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About Sipura Village

Sipura is a small village in Mayureswar I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 281, made up of 143 males and 138 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731245, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sipura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sipura village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Mayureswar I
Pincode 731245
Area (hectares) 101.44 hectares
Population 281
Male Population 143
Female Population 138
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sipura compares

By the 2011 count Sipura is the 99th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents. Its 101.44 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Sipura

Sipura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sipura 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sipura from other places

Sipura lies about 3.4 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Swadinpur, about 4.7 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 Sipura
Tehsil headquarters Mayureswar I 3.4 km
District headquarters Birbhum 3.4 km
Nearest railway station Swadinpur 4.7 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 6.5 km

Villages closest to Sipura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mayureswar I 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 Sipura

As per the Census of India 2011, Sipura village had a population of 281. That makes it the 99th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents.

Sipura village has 143 males and 138 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sipura has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Sipura is 731245. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sipura covers 101.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sipura falls under Mayureswar I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sipura is Swadinpur, about 4.7 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 km distance for Sipura.

Sipura is about 3.4 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sipura is in Mayureswar I tehsil of Birbhum district. Mayureswar I is about 3.4 km away. Birbhum is about 3.4 km away. Swadinpur is about 4.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kusumi (2.1 km), Gayaspur (2.7 km) and Kanaipur (4.2 km).

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

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