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About Shribai Village

Shribai is a mid sized village in Tapan tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 695, made up of 349 males and 346 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shribai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shribai village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Tapan
Pincode 733102
Area (hectares) 118.58 hectares
Population 695
Male Population 349
Female Population 346
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
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 Shribai compares

By the 2011 count Shribai is the 129th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 118.58 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Shribai

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

Shribai lies about 136 km from Dakshin Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Takipur, about 3.3 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 Shribai
Nearest railway station Takipur 3.3 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Tapan 12 km
District headquarters Dakshin Dinajpur 136 km

Villages closest to Shribai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shribai village had a population of 695. That makes it the 129th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Shribai village has 349 males and 346 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shribai has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Shribai is 733102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shribai covers 118.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shribai falls under Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Shribai is Takipur, about 3.3 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 Shribai.

Shribai is about 136 km from Dakshin Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shribai is in Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Takipur is about 3.3 km away. Nalhāti is about 6.7 km away. Tapan is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Muraripur (3.4 km), Bandihar (4.3 km) and Gandihar (4.3 km).

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

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