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About Srichanda Village

Srichanda is a mid sized village in Magrahat I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,773, made up of 888 males and 885 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743375, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Srichanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Srichanda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Magrahat I
Pincode 743375
Area (hectares) 107.65 hectares
Population 1,773
Male Population 888
Female Population 885
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Srichanda compares

By the 2011 count Srichanda is the 50th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,613 residents. Its 107.65 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Srichanda

Srichanda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Srichanda as Available within village. 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 Srichanda from other places

Srichanda lies about 19 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Deula, about 7.8 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 Srichanda
Nearest railway station Deula 7.8 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Magrahat I 19 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 19 km

Villages closest to Srichanda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Srichanda village had a population of 1,773. That makes it the 50th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,613 residents.

Srichanda village has 888 males and 885 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Srichanda has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Srichanda is 743375. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Srichanda covers 107.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Srichanda falls under Magrahat I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Srichanda is Deula, about 7.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Srichanda.

Srichanda is about 19 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.

Srichanda is in Magrahat I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Deula is about 7.8 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 13 km away. Magrahat I is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Naraharipur (under 2 km), Ruipukuria Bhatugachhi (under 2 km) and Bagaria Khargachhi (under 2 km).

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

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