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About Srinagar Village

Srinagar is a large village in Canning II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,420, made up of 1,733 males and 1,687 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 342.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743363, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Srinagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Srinagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Canning II
Pincode 743363
Area (hectares) 342.93 hectares
Population 3,420
Male Population 1,733
Female Population 1,687
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Srinagar compares

By the 2011 count Srinagar is the 23rd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,956 residents. Its 342.93 hectares work out to about 10.0 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 960.

Getting to Srinagar

Srinagar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Srinagar as Available within <5 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 Srinagar from other places

Srinagar lies about 29 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Nishchintapur, 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 Srinagar
Nearest railway station Nishchintapur under 2 km
Nearest town Haldia 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Canning II 29 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 29 km

Villages closest to Srinagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Canning II 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 Srinagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Srinagar village had a population of 3,420. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,956 residents.

Srinagar village has 1,733 males and 1,687 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Srinagar has about 973 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 960.

The pincode recorded for Srinagar is 743363. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Srinagar covers 342.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Srinagar falls under Canning II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Srinagar is Nishchintapur, 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 - 10 km distance for Srinagar.

Srinagar is about 29 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Srinagar is in Canning II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Nishchintapur is about under 2 km away. Haldia is about 16 km away. Canning II 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 Kaluakhali (15 km), Hadiya (16 km) and Jogendra Nagar (16 km).

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

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