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About Giripur Village

Giripur is a small village in Mohammad Bazar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 307, made up of 157 males and 150 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Giripur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Giripur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Mohammad Bazar
Pincode 731132
Area (hectares) 102.19 hectares
Population 307
Male Population 157
Female Population 150
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Giripur compares

By the 2011 count Giripur is the 110th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents. Its 102.19 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Giripur

Giripur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Giripur as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Fullaipur, Gamira, Ganpur and Ghagha. 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 Giripur

As per the Census of India 2011, Giripur village had a population of 307. That makes it the 110th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents.

Giripur village has 157 males and 150 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Giripur has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Giripur is 731132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Giripur covers 102.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Giripur falls under Mohammad Bazar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The census record for Giripur notes the nearest railway station 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 km distance for Giripur.

Giripur is in Mohammad Bazar tehsil of Birbhum 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 Giripur today is likely to be higher.

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