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About Krishnapuram Village

Krishnapuram is a small village in Usilampatti tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 262, made up of 137 males and 125 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625532, 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 Madurai
Tehsil Usilampatti
Pincode 625532
Area (hectares) 117.69 hectares
Population 262
Male Population 137
Female Population 125
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
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 Krishnapuram compares

By the 2011 count Krishnapuram is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,973 residents. Its 117.69 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 957.

Getting to Krishnapuram

Krishnapuram is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Krishnapuram 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 Krishnapuram from other places

Krishnapuram lies about 42 km from Madurai. 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
Tehsil headquarters Usilampatti 5.7 km
District headquarters Madurai 42 km

Villages closest to Krishnapuram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Krishnapuram village had a population of 262. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,973 residents.

Krishnapuram village has 137 males and 125 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Krishnapuram has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Krishnapuram is 625532. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Krishnapuram covers 117.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Krishnapuram falls under Usilampatti tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Krishnapuram notes the nearest railway station 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 Krishnapuram.

Krishnapuram is about 42 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Krishnapuram is in Usilampatti tehsil of Madurai district. Usilampatti is about 5.7 km away. Madurai is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Doddappanaickanur (2.5 km), Nadupatti (3.2 km) and Usilampatti (5.7 km).

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

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