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About Krishnanagar Village

Krishnanagar is a mid sized village in Dubrajpur tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,407, made up of 702 males and 705 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Krishnanagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Krishnanagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Dubrajpur
Pincode 731124
Area (hectares) 80.92 hectares
Population 1,407
Male Population 702
Female Population 705
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Krishnanagar compares

By the 2011 count Krishnanagar is the 39th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 954 residents. Its 80.92 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Krishnanagar

Krishnanagar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Krishnanagar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Krishnanagar from other places

Krishnanagar lies about 61 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chinpai, about 5.5 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 Krishnanagar
Tehsil headquarters Dubrajpur 5.3 km
Nearest town Dubrājpur 5.3 km
Nearest railway station Chinpai 5.5 km
District headquarters Birbhum 61 km

Villages closest to Krishnanagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dubrajpur 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 Krishnanagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Krishnanagar village had a population of 1,407. That makes it the 39th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 954 residents.

Krishnanagar village has 702 males and 705 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Krishnanagar has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Krishnanagar is 731124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Krishnanagar covers 80.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Krishnanagar falls under Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Krishnanagar is Chinpai, about 5.5 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 km distance for Krishnanagar.

Krishnanagar is about 61 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Krishnanagar is in Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum district. Dubrajpur is about 5.3 km away. Dubrājpur is about 5.3 km away. Chinpai is about 5.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jashpur (under 2 km), Pachhiara (under 2 km) and Lahagram (under 2 km).

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

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