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About Krishna Nagar Village

Krishna Nagar is a mid sized village in Raipur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,406, made up of 724 males and 682 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 279.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722162, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Krishna Nagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Krishna Nagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Raipur
Pincode 722162
Area (hectares) 279.59 hectares
Population 1,406
Male Population 724
Female Population 682
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Krishna Nagar compares

By the 2011 count Krishna Nagar is the 28th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 841 residents. Its 279.59 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Krishna Nagar

Krishna Nagar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Krishna Nagar 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kharigerya, Kharkashuli, Khatanga and Khayerbani. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Krishna Nagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Krishna Nagar village had a population of 1,406. That makes it the 28th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 841 residents.

Krishna Nagar village has 724 males and 682 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Krishna Nagar has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Krishna Nagar is 722162. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Krishna Nagar covers 279.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Krishna Nagar falls under Raipur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

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

Krishna Nagar is in Raipur tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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