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About Krishnapuram Village

Krishnapuram is a large village in Kumbakonam tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,581, made up of 1,249 males and 1,332 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,066 females per 1000 males. The village covers 351.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614412, 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 Thanjavur
Tehsil Kumbakonam
Pincode 614412
Area (hectares) 351.55 hectares
Population 2,581
Male Population 1,249
Female Population 1,332
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,066
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Krishnapuram compares

By the 2011 count Krishnapuram is the 28th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,133 residents. Its 351.55 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

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 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 36 km from Thanjavur, and the nearest railway station is Tirunageswaram, about 3.8 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 Krishnapuram
Nearest railway station Tirunageswaram 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Kumbakonam 4.2 km
District headquarters Thanjavur 36 km

Villages closest to Krishnapuram

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kumbakonam 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 2,581. That makes it the 28th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,133 residents.

Krishnapuram village has 1,249 males and 1,332 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Krishnapuram has about 1066 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Krishnapuram is 614412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Krishnapuram covers 351.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Krishnapuram falls under Kumbakonam tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Krishnapuram is Tirunageswaram, about 3.8 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 village for Krishnapuram.

Krishnapuram is about 36 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Krishnapuram is in Kumbakonam tehsil of Thanjavur district. Tirunageswaram is about 3.8 km away. Kumbakonam is about 4.2 km away. Thanjavur is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malaiappanallur (under 2 km), Malayappanallur (under 2 km) and Sivapuram (under 2 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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