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About Sripur Village

Sripur is a mid sized village in Sankrail tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 580, made up of 303 males and 277 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sripur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sripur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Sankrail
Pincode 721143
Area (hectares) 101.58 hectares
Population 580
Male Population 303
Female Population 277
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
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 Sripur compares

By the 2011 count Sripur is the 58th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 466 residents. Its 101.58 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Sripur

Sripur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sripur 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sripur from other places

Sripur lies about 90 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Padmapukur, 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 Sripur
Nearest railway station Padmapukur under 2 km
Nearest town Howrah under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Sankrail 9.6 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 90 km

Villages closest to Sripur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sripur village had a population of 580. That makes it the 58th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 466 residents.

Sripur village has 303 males and 277 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sripur has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Sripur is 721143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sripur covers 101.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sripur falls under Sankrail tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sripur is Padmapukur, 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sripur.

Sripur is about 90 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sripur is in Sankrail tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Padmapukur is about under 2 km away. Howrah is about under 2 km away. Sankrail is about 9.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kakua (4.8 km), Ektali (5.4 km) and Bakra (5.7 km).

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

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