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About Srikantapur Village

Srikantapur is a mid sized village in Mohammad Bazar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 954, made up of 489 males and 465 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Srikantapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Srikantapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Mohammad Bazar
Pincode 731127
Area (hectares) 178.87 hectares
Population 954
Male Population 489
Female Population 465
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Srikantapur compares

By the 2011 count Srikantapur is the 59th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents. Its 178.87 hectares work out to about 5.3 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 Srikantapur

Srikantapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Srikantapur 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 Srikantapur from other places

Srikantapur lies about 33 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Kunuri, about 14 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 Srikantapur
Nearest town Siuri 13 km
Nearest railway station Kunuri 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Mohammad Bazar 33 km
District headquarters Birbhum 33 km

Villages closest to Srikantapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mohammad Bazar 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 Srikantapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Srikantapur village had a population of 954. That makes it the 59th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents.

Srikantapur village has 489 males and 465 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Srikantapur has about 951 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 Srikantapur is 731127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Srikantapur covers 178.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Srikantapur is Kunuri, about 14 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 Srikantapur.

Srikantapur is about 33 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Srikantapur is in Mohammad Bazar tehsil of Birbhum district. Siuri is about 13 km away. Kunuri is about 14 km away. Mohammad Bazar is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kulkuri (under 2 km), Bagalpur (1.6 km) and Kukaradihi (1.8 km).

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

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