About Krishnapuram Village

Krishnapuram is a mid sized village in Chidambaram tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,301, made up of 672 males and 629 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 295.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 608602, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Krishnapuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Krishnapuram village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Cuddalore
Tehsil	Chidambaram
Pincode	608602
Area (hectares)	295.48 hectares
Population	1,301
Male Population	672
Female Population	629
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	936
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Krishnapuram compares

By the 2011 count Krishnapuram is the 96th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents. Its 295.48 hectares work out to about 4.4 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 991.

Getting to Krishnapuram

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

Krishnapuram lies about 34 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Kurinjipadi, about 10 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 Krishnapuram
Nearest town	Kīl Bhuvanagiri	5.8 km
Nearest railway station	Kurinjipadi	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chidambaram	12 km
District headquarters	Cuddalore	34 km

Villages closest to Krishnapuram

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

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Common questions about Krishnapuram

As per the Census of India 2011, Krishnapuram village had a population of 1,301. That makes it the 96th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents.

Krishnapuram village has 672 males and 629 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Krishnapuram has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Krishnapuram is 608602. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Krishnapuram covers 295.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Krishnapuram falls under Chidambaram tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Krishnapuram is Kurinjipadi, about 10 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 Krishnapuram.

Krishnapuram is about 34 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Krishnapuram is in Chidambaram tehsil of Cuddalore district. Kīl Bhuvanagiri is about 5.8 km away. Kurinjipadi is about 10 km away. Chidambaram is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.