About Shrinagar Village

Shrinagar is a large village in Chandrakona I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,548, made up of 1,788 males and 1,760 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 373.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721242, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shrinagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shrinagar village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Chandrakona I
Pincode	721242
Area (hectares)	373.9 hectares
Population	3,548
Male Population	1,788
Female Population	1,760
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	984
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shrinagar compares

By the 2011 count Shrinagar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents. Its 373.9 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Shrinagar

Shrinagar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shrinagar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Shrinagar from other places

Shrinagar lies about 44 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Kamarpukur, about 14 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 Shrinagar
Tehsil headquarters	Chandrakona I	8.4 km
Nearest town	Chandrakona	10 km
Nearest railway station	Kamarpukur	14 km
District headquarters	Paschim Medinipur	44 km

Villages closest to Shrinagar

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

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Common questions about Shrinagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Shrinagar village had a population of 3,548. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents.

Shrinagar village has 1,788 males and 1,760 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shrinagar has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Shrinagar is 721242. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shrinagar covers 373.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shrinagar falls under Chandrakona I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Shrinagar is Kamarpukur, about 14 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 village for Shrinagar.

Shrinagar is about 44 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shrinagar is in Chandrakona I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Chandrakona I is about 8.4 km away. Chandrakona is about 10 km away. Kamarpukur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.