About Shripur Village

Shripur is a large village in Gaighata tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,302, made up of 1,182 males and 1,120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743252, 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	Gaighata
Pincode	743252
Area (hectares)	142.85 hectares
Population	2,302
Male Population	1,182
Female Population	1,120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	948
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shripur compares

By the 2011 count Shripur is the 47th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,655 residents. Its 142.85 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

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 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 Shripur from other places

Shripur lies about 43 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Hazi Md Mohsin Halt, 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 Shripur
Nearest railway station	Hazi Md Mohsin Halt	under 2 km
Nearest town	Bānsbāria	2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gaighata	34 km
District headquarters	North Twenty Four Parganas	43 km

Villages closest to Shripur

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

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Common questions about Shripur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shripur village had a population of 2,302. That makes it the 47th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,655 residents.

Shripur village has 1,182 males and 1,120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shripur has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Shripur is 743252. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shripur covers 142.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Shripur is Hazi Md Mohsin Halt, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shripur.

Shripur is about 43 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 Gaighata tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Hazi Md Mohsin Halt is about under 2 km away. Bānsbāria is about 2.2 km away. Gaighata is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.