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About Sripur Village

Sripur is a large village in Jaynagar I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,668, made up of 1,410 males and 1,258 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743372, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sripur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sripur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Jaynagar I
Pincode 743372
Area (hectares) 97.53 hectares
Population 2,668
Male Population 1,410
Female Population 1,258
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sripur compares

By the 2011 count Sripur is the 31st largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,336 residents. Its 97.53 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Sripur

Sripur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sripur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sripur from other places

Sripur lies about 6.1 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, 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 Sripur
Nearest railway station Baharu under 2 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaynagar I 6.1 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 6.1 km

Villages closest to Sripur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sripur village had a population of 2,668. That makes it the 31st largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,336 residents.

Sripur village has 1,410 males and 1,258 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sripur has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Sripur is 743372. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sripur covers 97.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sripur falls under Jaynagar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sripur is Baharu, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Sripur.

Sripur is about 6.1 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.

Sripur is in Jaynagar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Baharu is about under 2 km away. Jaynagar Majilpur is about 3.8 km away. Jaynagar I is about 6.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kashimpur Gangaghata (under 2 km), Uttarparanij (under 2 km) and Ganganarayanpur (under 2 km).

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

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