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About Purbba Krishnapur Village

Purbba Krishnapur is a small village in Hilli tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 432, made up of 217 males and 215 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purbba Krishnapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purbba Krishnapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Hilli
Pincode 733151
Area (hectares) 55.17 hectares
Population 432
Male Population 217
Female Population 215
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Purbba Krishnapur compares

By the 2011 count Purbba Krishnapur is the 67th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,060 residents. Its 55.17 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Purbba Krishnapur

Purbba Krishnapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Purbba Krishnapur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Purbba Krishnapur from other places

Purbba 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 Purbba Krishnapur
Nearest railway station Daulatpur Hat 4.3 km
Nearest town Gangārāmpur 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Hilli 25 km
District headquarters Dakshin Dinajpur 25 km

Villages closest to Purbba Krishnapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Purbba Krishnapur village had a population of 432. That makes it the 67th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,060 residents.

Purbba Krishnapur village has 217 males and 215 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purbba Krishnapur has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Purbba Krishnapur is 733151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purbba Krishnapur covers 55.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Purbba 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Purbba Krishnapur.

Purbba 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.

Purbba Krishnapur is in Hilli tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Daulatpur Hat is about 4.3 km away. Gangārāmpur is about 18 km away. Hilli is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramkrishnapur (under 2 km), Srikrishnapur (under 2 km) and Basudebpur (18 km).

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

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