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About Krishnapura Village

Krishnapura is a small village in Belur tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 161, made up of 83 males and 78 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Krishnapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Krishnapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Belur
Pincode 573215
Area (hectares) 100.73 hectares
Population 161
Male Population 83
Female Population 78
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Krishnapura compares

By the 2011 count Krishnapura is the 240th largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 460 residents. Its 100.73 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Krishnapura

Krishnapura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Krishnapura as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 18 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Alur, about 11 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 Alur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Belur 14 km
Nearest town Belūr 14 km
District headquarters Hassan 18 km

Villages closest to Krishnapura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Belur 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 161. That makes it the 240th largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 460 residents.

Krishnapura village has 83 males and 78 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Krishnapura has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Krishnapura is 573215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Krishnapura covers 100.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Krishnapura falls under Belur tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Krishnapura is Alur, about 11 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Krishnapura.

Krishnapura is about 18 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Krishnapura is in Belur tehsil of Hassan district. Alur is about 11 km away. Belur is about 14 km away. Belūr is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madavalli (under 2 km), Jinigenahalli (under 2 km) and Paduvalalu (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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