About Shripur Village

Shripur is a large village in Chanchal II tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,968, made up of 2,534 males and 2,434 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 541.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732139, 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	Maldah
Tehsil	Chanchal II
Pincode	732139
Area (hectares)	541.07 hectares
Population	4,968
Male Population	2,534
Female Population	2,434
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	961
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shripur compares

By the 2011 count Shripur is the 10th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,281 residents. Its 541.07 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Shripur

Shripur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shripur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Shripur from other places

Shripur lies about 38 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Harishchandrapur, about 10 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	Harishchandrapur	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chanchal II	11 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	25 km
District headquarters	Maldah	38 km

Villages closest to Shripur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chanchal 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 4,968. That makes it the 10th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,281 residents.

Shripur village has 2,534 males and 2,434 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shripur has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Shripur is 732139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shripur covers 541.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shripur falls under Chanchal II tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Shripur is Harishchandrapur, about 10 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shripur.

Shripur is about 38 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shripur is in Chanchal II tehsil of Maldah district. Harishchandrapur is about 10 km away. Chanchal II is about 11 km away. Rāiganj is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.