About Krishnapuram Village

Krishnapuram is a large village in Gangavalli tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,655, made up of 1,833 males and 1,822 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 823.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636105, 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	Salem
Tehsil	Gangavalli
Pincode	636105
Area (hectares)	823.18 hectares
Population	3,655
Male Population	1,833
Female Population	1,822
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	994
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Krishnapuram compares

By the 2011 count Krishnapuram is the 9th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,754 residents. Its 823.18 hectares work out to about 4.4 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 968.

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 5 - 10 km distance. 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 54 km from Salem. 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	Gangavalli	4.7 km
Nearest town	Attur	14 km
District headquarters	Salem	54 km

Villages closest to Krishnapuram

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gangavalli 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 3,655. That makes it the 9th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,754 residents.

Krishnapuram village has 1,833 males and 1,822 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Krishnapuram has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Krishnapuram is 636105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Krishnapuram covers 823.18 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 Gangavalli tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Krishnapuram notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Krishnapuram.

Krishnapuram is about 54 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Krishnapuram is in Gangavalli tehsil of Salem district. Gangavalli is about 4.7 km away. Attur is about 14 km away. Salem is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.