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About Shikrishnapur Village

Shikrishnapur is a mid sized village in Kushmundi tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,786, made up of 886 males and 900 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 245.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shikrishnapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shikrishnapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Kushmundi
Pincode 733132
Area (hectares) 245.26 hectares
Population 1,786
Male Population 886
Female Population 900
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
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 Shikrishnapur compares

By the 2011 count Shikrishnapur is the 20th largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 872 residents. Its 245.26 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Shikrishnapur

Shikrishnapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shikrishnapur 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 Shikrishnapur from other places

Shikrishnapur lies about 25 km from Dakshin Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Daulatpur Hat, about 4.3 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 Shikrishnapur
Nearest railway station Daulatpur Hat 4.3 km
Nearest town Gangārāmpur 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Kushmundi 25 km
District headquarters Dakshin Dinajpur 25 km

Villages closest to Shikrishnapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shikrishnapur village had a population of 1,786. That makes it the 20th largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 872 residents.

Shikrishnapur village has 886 males and 900 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shikrishnapur has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Shikrishnapur is 733132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shikrishnapur covers 245.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shikrishnapur falls under Kushmundi tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Shikrishnapur is Daulatpur Hat, about 4.3 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 Shikrishnapur.

Shikrishnapur is about 25 km from Dakshin Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shikrishnapur is in Kushmundi tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Daulatpur Hat is about 4.3 km away. Gangārāmpur is about 18 km away. Kushmundi is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bangaon Krishnapur (under 2 km), Bara Krishnapur (under 2 km) and Krishnapur (under 2 km).

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

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