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About Krishapur Village

Krishapur is a small village in Lakhipur tehsil, in the district of Cachar, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 373, made up of 195 males and 178 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151.81 hectares hectares.

Krishapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Krishapur village
Description Value
State Assam
District Cachar
Tehsil Lakhipur
Area (hectares) 151.81 hectares
Population 373
Male Population 195
Female Population 178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Krishapur compares

By the 2011 count Krishapur is the 291st largest of the 453 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,178 residents. Its 151.81 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Krishapur

Krishapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Krishapur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Krishapur from other places

Krishapur lies about 13 km from Cachar, and the nearest railway station is Arunachal Junction, about 5.6 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 Krishapur
Nearest railway station Arunachal Junction 5.6 km
Nearest town Silchar 12 km
District headquarters Cachar 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Lakhipur 32 km

Villages closest to Krishapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Krishapur village had a population of 373. That makes it the 291st largest of the 453 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,178 residents.

Krishapur village has 195 males and 178 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Krishapur has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Krishapur covers 151.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Krishapur falls under Lakhipur tehsil of Cachar district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Krishapur is Arunachal Junction, about 5.6 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 - 10 km distance for Krishapur.

Krishapur is about 13 km from Cachar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Krishapur is in Lakhipur tehsil of Cachar district. Arunachal Junction is about 5.6 km away. Silchar is about 12 km away. Cachar is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Algapur Pt I (3.9 km), Algapur Pt Ii (3.9 km) and Badripar (4.9 km).

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

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