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About Srikantha Village

Srikantha is one of the larger villages in Moyna tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,549, made up of 3,412 males and 3,137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 280.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721629, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Srikantha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Srikantha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Moyna
Pincode 721629
Area (hectares) 280.08 hectares
Population 6,549
Male Population 3,412
Female Population 3,137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
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 Srikantha compares

By the 2011 count Srikantha is the 6th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,685 residents. Its 280.08 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Srikantha

Srikantha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Srikantha 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 Saorabere Jalpai, Shri Brindaban Chak, Shyam Ganja and Shyampur. 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 Srikantha

As per the Census of India 2011, Srikantha village had a population of 6,549. That makes it the 6th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,685 residents.

Srikantha village has 3,412 males and 3,137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Srikantha has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Srikantha is 721629. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Srikantha covers 280.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Srikantha falls under Moyna tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Srikantha 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 Srikantha.

Srikantha is in Moyna 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 Srikantha today is likely to be higher.

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