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About Shrikrishnapur Village

Shrikrishnapur is a large village in Rampurhat II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,603, made up of 1,338 males and 1,265 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shrikrishnapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shrikrishnapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Rampurhat II
Pincode 731224
Area (hectares) 111.81 hectares
Population 2,603
Male Population 1,338
Female Population 1,265
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
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 Shrikrishnapur compares

By the 2011 count Shrikrishnapur is the 16th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 111.81 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Shrikrishnapur

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

How far is Shrikrishnapur from other places

Shrikrishnapur lies about 2.2 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Swadinpur, about 1.8 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 Shrikrishnapur
Nearest railway station Swadinpur 1.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Rampurhat II 2.2 km
District headquarters Birbhum 2.2 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 6.2 km

Villages closest to Shrikrishnapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rampurhat 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 Shrikrishnapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shrikrishnapur village had a population of 2,603. That makes it the 16th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Shrikrishnapur village has 1,338 males and 1,265 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shrikrishnapur 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 935.

The pincode recorded for Shrikrishnapur is 731224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shrikrishnapur covers 111.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shrikrishnapur falls under Rampurhat II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Shrikrishnapur is Swadinpur, about 1.8 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shrikrishnapur.

Shrikrishnapur is about 2.2 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shrikrishnapur is in Rampurhat II tehsil of Birbhum district. Swadinpur is about 1.8 km away. Rampurhat II is about 2.2 km away. Birbhum is about 2.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bholadanga (2.4 km), Ekdala (3.4 km) and Hazarpur (3.5 km).

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

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