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About Shripur Village

Shripur is a large village in Karandighi tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,039, made up of 1,047 males and 992 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 326.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shripur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shripur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Karandighi
Pincode 733201
Area (hectares) 326.58 hectares
Population 2,039
Male Population 1,047
Female Population 992
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shripur compares

By the 2011 count Shripur is the 62nd largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents. Its 326.58 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Shripur

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

Shripur lies about 22 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Sanjay Gram, about 5.0 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 Shripur
Nearest railway station Sanjay Gram 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Karandighi 9.9 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 22 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 22 km

Villages closest to Shripur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shripur village had a population of 2,039. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents.

Shripur village has 1,047 males and 992 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shripur has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Shripur is 733201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shripur covers 326.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shripur falls under Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Shripur is Sanjay Gram, about 5.0 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 km distance for Shripur.

Shripur is about 22 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shripur is in Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Sanjay Gram is about 5.0 km away. Karandighi is about 9.9 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pachim Prasadpur (3.8 km), Purba Prasadpur (3.8 km) and Saidpur (3.8 km).

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

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