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About Krishnapuram Village

Krishnapuram is a mid sized village in Arakonam tehsil, in the district of Vellore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,112, made up of 557 males and 555 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 342.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 631003, 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 Vellore
Tehsil Arakonam
Pincode 631003
Area (hectares) 342.81 hectares
Population 1,112
Male Population 557
Female Population 555
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within 3 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 3 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 15 km distance

How Krishnapuram compares

By the 2011 count Krishnapuram is the 115th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,632 residents. Its 342.81 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Krishnapuram

Krishnapuram is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Krishnapuram as Available within 3 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 3 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 15 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 18 km from Vellore, and the nearest railway station is Kavanur, about 4.0 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 Kavanur 4.0 km
Nearest town Pallikonda 9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Arakonam 18 km
District headquarters Vellore 18 km

Villages closest to Krishnapuram

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Arakonam 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 1,112. That makes it the 115th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,632 residents.

Krishnapuram village has 557 males and 555 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Krishnapuram has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Krishnapuram is 631003. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Krishnapuram covers 342.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Krishnapuram falls under Arakonam tehsil of Vellore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Krishnapuram is Kavanur, about 4.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 15 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 3 km distance and private bus service as Available within 3 km distance for Krishnapuram.

Krishnapuram is about 18 km from Vellore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Krishnapuram is in Arakonam tehsil of Vellore district. Kavanur is about 4.0 km away. Pallikonda is about 9.7 km away. Arakonam is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ayal (under 2 km), Kilvenkatapuram (8.1 km) and Anverthikanpettai (8.8 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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