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About Shrikrishnapur Village

Shrikrishnapur is a mid sized village in Sutahata tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,494, made up of 762 males and 732 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721659, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shrikrishnapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shrikrishnapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Sutahata
Pincode 721659
Area (hectares) 104.86 hectares
Population 1,494
Male Population 762
Female Population 732
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shrikrishnapur compares

By the 2011 count Shrikrishnapur is the 33rd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,521 residents. Its 104.86 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Shrikrishnapur

Shrikrishnapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shrikrishnapur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Shrikrishnapur from other places

Shrikrishnapur lies about 52 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Joka, about 12 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 Shrikrishnapur
Nearest railway station Joka 12 km
Nearest town Budge Budge 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Sutahata 29 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 52 km

Villages closest to Shrikrishnapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shrikrishnapur village had a population of 1,494. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,521 residents.

Shrikrishnapur village has 762 males and 732 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shrikrishnapur has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

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

Shrikrishnapur covers 104.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shrikrishnapur falls under Sutahata tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Shrikrishnapur is Joka, about 12 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shrikrishnapur.

Shrikrishnapur is about 52 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shrikrishnapur is in Sutahata tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Joka is about 12 km away. Budge Budge is about 16 km away. Sutahata is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khariberia (5.6 km), Fatepur (8.0 km) and Sahapur (9.3 km).

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

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