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About Saripur Village

Saripur is a large village in Chandipur tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,644, made up of 1,326 males and 1,318 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 240.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721659, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saripur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saripur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Chandipur
Pincode 721659
Area (hectares) 240.15 hectares
Population 2,644
Male Population 1,326
Female Population 1,318
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
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 Saripur compares

By the 2011 count Saripur is the 19th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents. Its 240.15 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Saripur

Saripur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Saripur 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 Saripur from other places

Saripur lies about 62 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Baharu, 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 Saripur
Nearest railway station Baharu under 2 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandipur 18 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 62 km

Villages closest to Saripur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saripur village had a population of 2,644. That makes it the 19th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents.

Saripur village has 1,326 males and 1,318 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saripur has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Saripur is 721659. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saripur covers 240.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Saripur falls under Chandipur tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Saripur is Baharu, 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 Saripur.

Saripur is about 62 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saripur is in Chandipur tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Baharu is about under 2 km away. Jaynagar Majilpur is about 3.8 km away. Chandipur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nar (3.7 km), Uttar Iswarpur (5.1 km) and Nandapur (5.4 km).

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

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