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About Sripur Village

Sripur is a mid sized village in Khargram tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,125, made up of 609 males and 516 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 847 females per 1000 males. The village covers 247.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742168, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sripur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sripur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Khargram
Pincode 742168
Area (hectares) 247.47 hectares
Population 1,125
Male Population 609
Female Population 516
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 847
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sripur compares

By the 2011 count Sripur is the 86th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents. Its 247.47 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Sripur

Sripur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sripur as Available within 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 Sripur from other places

Sripur lies about 40 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Takipur, 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 Sripur
Nearest railway station Takipur under 2 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Khargram 32 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 40 km

Villages closest to Sripur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sripur village had a population of 1,125. That makes it the 86th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents.

Sripur village has 609 males and 516 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sripur has about 847 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Sripur is 742168. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sripur covers 247.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sripur falls under Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sripur is Takipur, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sripur.

Sripur is about 40 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sripur is in Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district. Takipur is about under 2 km away. Nalhāti is about 7.0 km away. Khargram is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rameswarpur (3.8 km), Asalpur (4.3 km) and Augram (4.8 km).

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

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