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About Krishnanagar Village

Krishnanagar is a mid sized village in Mayureswar I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 910, made up of 462 males and 448 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731213, 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 Mayureswar I
Pincode 731213
Area (hectares) 212.18 hectares
Population 910
Male Population 462
Female Population 448
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
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 57th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents. Its 212.18 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Krishnanagar

Krishnanagar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Krishnanagar as Available within 10+ 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 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 24 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Karnasubarna, 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 Krishnanagar
Nearest town Kāndi 16 km
Nearest railway station Karnasubarna 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Mayureswar I 24 km
District headquarters Birbhum 24 km

Villages closest to Krishnanagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mayureswar I 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 910. That makes it the 57th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents.

Krishnanagar village has 462 males and 448 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Krishnanagar has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Krishnanagar is 731213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Krishnanagar covers 212.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Krishnanagar falls under Mayureswar I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Krishnanagar is Karnasubarna, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Krishnanagar.

Krishnanagar is about 24 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 Mayureswar I tehsil of Birbhum district. Kāndi is about 16 km away. Karnasubarna is about 21 km away. Mayureswar I is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mehedinagar (under 2 km), Bajitpur (6.5 km) and Anandanagar (6.5 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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