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About Srikantapur Village

Srikantapur is a large village in Kandi tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,779, made up of 1,891 males and 1,888 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Srikantapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Srikantapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Kandi
Pincode 742140
Area (hectares) 229.98 hectares
Population 3,779
Male Population 1,891
Female Population 1,888
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
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 Srikantapur compares

By the 2011 count Srikantapur is the 14th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,638 residents. Its 229.98 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Srikantapur

Srikantapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Srikantapur 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. The nearest villages by name are Sadpur, Santoshpur, Sashpara and Singedda. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Srikantapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Srikantapur village had a population of 3,779. That makes it the 14th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,638 residents.

Srikantapur village has 1,891 males and 1,888 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Srikantapur has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Srikantapur is 742140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Srikantapur covers 229.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Srikantapur falls under Kandi tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Srikantapur notes the nearest railway station 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 Srikantapur.

Srikantapur is in Kandi tehsil of Murshidabad district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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