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About Purbba Srikrishnapur Village

Purbba Srikrishnapur is a mid sized village in Khargram tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 672, made up of 349 males and 323 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purbba Srikrishnapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purbba Srikrishnapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Khargram
Pincode 742147
Area (hectares) 104.02 hectares
Population 672
Male Population 349
Female Population 323
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
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 Purbba Srikrishnapur compares

By the 2011 count Purbba Srikrishnapur is the 110th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents. Its 104.02 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Purbba Srikrishnapur

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

Purbba Srikrishnapur lies about 32 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Lohapur, about 19 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 Purbba Srikrishnapur
Tehsil headquarters Khargram 12 km
Nearest railway station Lohapur 19 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 19 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 32 km

Villages closest to Purbba Srikrishnapur

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 Purbba Srikrishnapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Purbba Srikrishnapur village had a population of 672. That makes it the 110th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents.

Purbba Srikrishnapur village has 349 males and 323 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purbba Srikrishnapur has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Purbba Srikrishnapur is 742147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purbba Srikrishnapur covers 104.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Purbba Srikrishnapur falls under Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Purbba Srikrishnapur is Lohapur, about 19 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 Purbba Srikrishnapur.

Purbba Srikrishnapur is about 32 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purbba Srikrishnapur is in Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district. Khargram is about 12 km away. Lohapur is about 19 km away. Rampur Hat is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pachim Srikrishnapur (under 2 km), Ratanpur Arazi (under 2 km) and Basantapur (under 2 km).

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

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