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About Srirampur Village

Srirampur is a large village in Contai I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,274, made up of 1,664 males and 1,610 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Srirampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Srirampur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Contai I
Pincode 721401
Area (hectares) 150.54 hectares
Population 3,274
Male Population 1,664
Female Population 1,610
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Srirampur compares

By the 2011 count Srirampur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 780 residents. Its 150.54 hectares work out to about 22 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 946.

Getting to Srirampur

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

Srirampur lies about 34 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Nishchintapur, about 1.6 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 Srirampur
Nearest railway station Nishchintapur 1.6 km
Nearest town Haldia 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Contai I 34 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 34 km

Villages closest to Srirampur

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

Common questions about Srirampur

As per the Census of India 2011, Srirampur village had a population of 3,274. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 780 residents.

Srirampur village has 1,664 males and 1,610 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Srirampur has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Srirampur is 721401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Srirampur covers 150.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Srirampur falls under Contai I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Srirampur is Nishchintapur, about 1.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Srirampur.

Srirampur is about 34 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Srirampur is in Contai I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Nishchintapur is about 1.6 km away. Haldia is about 14 km away. Contai I is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hatiberya (17 km), Paschim Manikpur (20 km) and Dakshin Charai Khia (24 km).

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

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