About Shripur Village

Shripur is a large village in Goghat II tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,727, made up of 2,446 males and 2,281 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712612, 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	Hugli
Tehsil	Goghat II
Pincode	712612
Area (hectares)	173.15 hectares
Population	4,727
Male Population	2,446
Female Population	2,281
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	933
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shripur compares

By the 2011 count Shripur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents. Its 173.15 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Shripur

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

Shripur lies about 7.2 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Hazi Md Mohsin Halt, 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	Hazi Md Mohsin Halt	under 2 km
Nearest town	Bānsbāria	2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Goghat II	7.2 km
District headquarters	Hugli	7.2 km

Villages closest to Shripur

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

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Common questions about Shripur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shripur village had a population of 4,727. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents.

Shripur village has 2,446 males and 2,281 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shripur has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Shripur is 712612. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shripur covers 173.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shripur falls under Goghat II tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Shripur is Hazi Md Mohsin Halt, about under 2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Shripur.

Shripur is about 7.2 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shripur is in Goghat II tehsil of Hugli district. Hazi Md Mohsin Halt is about under 2 km away. Bānsbāria is about 2.2 km away. Goghat II is about 7.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.