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About Krishnapuram Village

Krishnapuram is a mid sized village in Orathanadu tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,363, made up of 697 males and 666 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 247.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614902, 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 Orathanadu
Pincode 614902
Area (hectares) 247.76 hectares
Population 1,363
Male Population 697
Female Population 666
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Krishnapuram compares

By the 2011 count Krishnapuram is the 81st largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents. Its 247.76 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1067.

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 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 25 km from Thanjavur, and the nearest railway station is Pattukkottai, about 21 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
Tehsil headquarters Orathanadu 8.2 km
Nearest town Nānjikkottai 19 km
Nearest railway station Pattukkottai 21 km
District headquarters Thanjavur 25 km

Villages closest to Krishnapuram

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Orathanadu 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 1,363. That makes it the 81st largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents.

Krishnapuram village has 697 males and 666 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Krishnapuram has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1067.

The pincode recorded for Krishnapuram is 614902. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Krishnapuram covers 247.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Krishnapuram is Pattukkottai, about 21 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 5 - 10 km distance for Krishnapuram.

Krishnapuram is about 25 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 Orathanadu tehsil of Thanjavur district. Orathanadu is about 8.2 km away. Nānjikkottai is about 19 km away. Pattukkottai is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Senniaviduthy (1.7 km), Sillathur (2.3 km) and Pinnayur West (2.5 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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