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About Shripur Village

Shripur is a mid sized village in Ghatal tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,143, made up of 578 males and 565 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721212, 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 Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Ghatal
Pincode 721212
Area (hectares) 53.18 hectares
Population 1,143
Male Population 578
Female Population 565
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shripur compares

By the 2011 count Shripur is the 63rd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,567 residents. Its 53.18 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Shripur

Shripur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shripur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Saoyai, Shibpur, Shilarajnagar and Shimulia. 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 Shripur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shripur village had a population of 1,143. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,567 residents.

Shripur village has 578 males and 565 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shripur has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Shripur is 721212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shripur covers 53.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shripur falls under Ghatal tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shripur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Shripur is in Ghatal tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 Shripur today is likely to be higher.

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