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About Krishnapur Village

Krishnapur is a mid sized village in Bansihari tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 709, made up of 352 males and 357 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Krishnapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Krishnapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Bansihari
Pincode 733121
Area (hectares) 64.11 hectares
Population 709
Male Population 352
Female Population 357
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Krishnapur compares

By the 2011 count Krishnapur is the 70th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 883 residents. Its 64.11 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Krishnapur

Krishnapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Krishnapur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Krishnapur from other places

Krishnapur lies about 25 km from Dakshin Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Daulatpur Hat, about 4.3 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 Krishnapur
Nearest railway station Daulatpur Hat 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Bansihari 6.6 km
Nearest town Gangārāmpur 18 km
District headquarters Dakshin Dinajpur 25 km

Villages closest to Krishnapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Krishnapur village had a population of 709. That makes it the 70th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 883 residents.

Krishnapur village has 352 males and 357 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Krishnapur has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Krishnapur is 733121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Krishnapur covers 64.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Krishnapur falls under Bansihari tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Krishnapur is Daulatpur Hat, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Krishnapur.

Krishnapur is about 25 km from Dakshin Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Krishnapur is in Bansihari tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Daulatpur Hat is about 4.3 km away. Bansihari is about 6.6 km away. Gangārāmpur 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 Daulatpur (5.0 km), Uttar Daulatpur (5.0 km) and Bansihari (6.6 km).

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

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