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About Srinagar Village

Srinagar is one of the larger villages in Basirhat II tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,025, made up of 5,639 males and 5,386 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 643.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743437, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Srinagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Srinagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Basirhat II
Pincode 743437
Area (hectares) 643.8 hectares
Population 11,025
Male Population 5,639
Female Population 5,386
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Srinagar compares

By the 2011 count Srinagar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,164 residents. Its 643.8 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Srinagar

Srinagar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Srinagar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Srinagar from other places

Srinagar lies about 13 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Habra, 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 Srinagar
Nearest railway station Habra under 2 km
Nearest town Hābra under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Basirhat II 13 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 13 km

Villages closest to Srinagar

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

Common questions about Srinagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Srinagar village had a population of 11,025. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,164 residents.

Srinagar village has 5,639 males and 5,386 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Srinagar has about 955 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 948.

The pincode recorded for Srinagar is 743437. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Srinagar covers 643.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Srinagar falls under Basirhat II tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Srinagar is Habra, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Srinagar.

Srinagar is about 13 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.

Srinagar is in Basirhat II tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Habra is about under 2 km away. Hābra is about under 2 km away. Basirhat II is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajalipur (11 km), Ghona (12 km) and Ramnarayanpur (13 km).

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

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