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About Shripur Village

Shripur is a mid sized village in Murarai II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,568, made up of 780 males and 788 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731238, 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 Murarai II
Pincode 731238
Area (hectares) 41.14 hectares
Population 1,568
Male Population 780
Female Population 788
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shripur compares

By the 2011 count Shripur is the 47th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,216 residents. Its 41.14 hectares work out to about 38 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Shripur

Shripur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shripur as Available within 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 5 - 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 Murarai II 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 Murarai II 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 Shripur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shripur village had a population of 1,568. That makes it the 47th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,216 residents.

Shripur village has 780 males and 788 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shripur has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Shripur is 731238. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shripur covers 41.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 38 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shripur falls under Murarai II 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 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 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 Murarai II tehsil of Birbhum district. Takipur is about under 2 km away. Nalhāti is about 7.0 km away. Murarai II is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karamji (5.2 km), Jogai (6.3 km) and Bhadishta (6.4 km).

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

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