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About Shripur Village

Shripur is a mid sized village in Basirhat I tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 510, made up of 261 males and 249 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743429, 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 North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Basirhat I
Pincode 743429
Area (hectares) 39.97 hectares
Population 510
Male Population 261
Female Population 249
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shripur compares

By the 2011 count Shripur is the 53rd largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,551 residents. Its 39.97 hectares work out to about 13 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 963.

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 <5 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 27 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Taki Road, about 2.7 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 Taki Road 2.7 km
Nearest town Tāki 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Basirhat I 27 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 27 km

Villages closest to Shripur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Basirhat I 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 Shripur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shripur village had a population of 510. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,551 residents.

Shripur village has 261 males and 249 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shripur has about 954 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 963.

The pincode recorded for Shripur is 743429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shripur covers 39.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shripur falls under Basirhat I tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Shripur is Taki Road, about 2.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 27 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shripur is in Basirhat I tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Taki Road is about 2.7 km away. Tāki is about 4.3 km away. Basirhat I is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khidirpore (2.3 km), Gotra (3.4 km) and Pipha (5.0 km).

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

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