Skip to main content

About Siripur Village

Siripur is a mid sized village in Goalpokhar I tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,204, made up of 638 males and 566 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Siripur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Siripur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Goalpokhar I
Pincode 733210
Area (hectares) 133.95 hectares
Population 1,204
Male Population 638
Female Population 566
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Siripur compares

By the 2011 count Siripur is the 88th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents. Its 133.95 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Siripur

Siripur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Siripur as Available within 10+ 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 Siripur from other places

Siripur lies about 2.1 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Surja Kama, 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 Siripur
Tehsil headquarters Goalpokhar I 2.1 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 2.1 km
Nearest railway station Surja Kama 12 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 20 km

Villages closest to Siripur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Siripur village had a population of 1,204. That makes it the 88th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents.

Siripur village has 638 males and 566 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Siripur has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Siripur is 733210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Siripur covers 133.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Siripur falls under Goalpokhar I tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Siripur is Surja Kama, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Siripur.

Siripur is about 2.1 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Siripur is in Goalpokhar I tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Goalpokhar I is about 2.1 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 2.1 km away. Surja Kama is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Siripurtola (under 2 km), Dharampur (under 2 km) and Raypur (under 2 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All