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About Krishnapur Village

Krishnapur is a small village in Ranibennur tehsil, in the district of Haveri, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 128, made up of 70 males and 58 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 829 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Krishnapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Krishnapur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Haveri
Tehsil Ranibennur
Pincode 581115
Area (hectares) 131.97 hectares
Population 128
Male Population 70
Female Population 58
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 829
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Krishnapur compares

By the 2011 count Krishnapur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,033 residents. Its 131.97 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

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 village. 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 43 km from Haveri, and the nearest railway station is Chalgeri, about 6.8 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 railway station Chalgeri 6.8 km
Nearest town Harihar 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Ranibennur 13 km
District headquarters Haveri 43 km

Villages closest to Krishnapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ranibennur 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 128. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,033 residents.

Krishnapur village has 70 males and 58 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Krishnapur has about 829 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Krishnapur is 581115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Krishnapur covers 131.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Krishnapur falls under Ranibennur tehsil of Haveri district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Krishnapur is Chalgeri, about 6.8 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 village for Krishnapur.

Krishnapur is about 43 km from Haveri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Krishnapur is in Ranibennur tehsil of Haveri district. Chalgeri is about 6.8 km away. Harihar is about 13 km away. Ranibennur 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 Malakanahalli (under 2 km), Hanumanahalli (under 2 km) and Mustur (1.7 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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