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About Srikantapur Village

Srikantapur is a mid sized village in Bhagawanpur I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 726, made up of 391 males and 335 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Srikantapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Srikantapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Bhagawanpur I
Pincode 721601
Area (hectares) 67.27 hectares
Population 726
Male Population 391
Female Population 335
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 857
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Srikantapur compares

By the 2011 count Srikantapur is the 90th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents. Its 67.27 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Srikantapur

Srikantapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Srikantapur as Available within 10+ 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 Shribachchhipur, Shyam Chak, Shyampur and Simulia. 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 Srikantapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Srikantapur village had a population of 726. That makes it the 90th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents.

Srikantapur village has 391 males and 335 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Srikantapur has about 857 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Srikantapur is 721601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Srikantapur covers 67.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Srikantapur falls under Bhagawanpur I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Srikantapur.

Srikantapur is in Bhagawanpur I tehsil of Purba 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 Srikantapur today is likely to be higher.

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