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About Krishnapura Village

Krishnapura is a small village in Hosdurga tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 292, made up of 147 males and 145 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577554, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Krishnapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Krishnapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Hosdurga
Pincode 577554
Area (hectares) 102.8 hectares
Population 292
Male Population 147
Female Population 145
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Krishnapura compares

By the 2011 count Krishnapura is the 164th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents. Its 102.8 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Krishnapura

Krishnapura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Krishnapura as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Krishnapura from other places

Krishnapura lies about 44 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Arabaghatta, about 7.5 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 Krishnapura
Nearest railway station Arabaghatta 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Hosdurga 12 km
Nearest town Hosadurga 12 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 44 km

Villages closest to Krishnapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Krishnapura village had a population of 292. That makes it the 164th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents.

Krishnapura village has 147 males and 145 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Krishnapura has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Krishnapura is 577554. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Krishnapura covers 102.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Krishnapura falls under Hosdurga tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Krishnapura is Arabaghatta, about 7.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Krishnapura.

Krishnapura is about 44 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Krishnapura is in Hosdurga tehsil of Chitradurga district. Arabaghatta is about 7.5 km away. Hosdurga is about 12 km away. Hosadurga 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 Kondapura (under 2 km), Kumbaragatte (under 2 km) and Hebballi (under 2 km).

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

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