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About Krishnapur Village

Krishnapur is a mid sized village in Hungund tehsil, in the district of Bagalkot, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,852, made up of 913 males and 939 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1072.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 587154, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Krishnapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Krishnapur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bagalkot
Tehsil Hungund
Pincode 587154
Area (hectares) 1072.55 hectares
Population 1,852
Male Population 913
Female Population 939
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Krishnapur compares

By the 2011 count Krishnapur is the 29th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,267 residents. Its 1072.55 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Krishnapur

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

Krishnapur lies about 60 km from Bagalkot, and the nearest railway station is Linganabandi, about 33 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 Krishnapur
Nearest town Ilkal 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Hungund 19 km
Nearest railway station Linganabandi 33 km
District headquarters Bagalkot 60 km

Villages closest to Krishnapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Krishnapur village had a population of 1,852. That makes it the 29th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,267 residents.

Krishnapur village has 913 males and 939 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Krishnapur has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Krishnapur is 587154. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Krishnapur covers 1072.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Krishnapur falls under Hungund tehsil of Bagalkot district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Krishnapur is Linganabandi, about 33 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 10+ km distance for Krishnapur.

Krishnapur is about 60 km from Bagalkot in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Krishnapur is in Hungund tehsil of Bagalkot district. Ilkal is about 12 km away. Hungund is about 19 km away. Linganabandi is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hiresinganagutti (2.1 km), Hireadapur (3.5 km) and Chicksinganagutti (3.5 km).

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

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