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About Bara Krishnapur Village

Bara Krishnapur is a mid sized village in Kushmundi tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 862, made up of 431 males and 431 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Krishnapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Krishnapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Kushmundi
Pincode 733132
Area (hectares) 131.1 hectares
Population 862
Male Population 431
Female Population 431
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Bara Krishnapur compares

By the 2011 count Bara Krishnapur is the 87th largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 872 residents. Its 131.1 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Bara Krishnapur

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

How far is Bara Krishnapur from other places

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

Villages closest to Bara Krishnapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Krishnapur village had a population of 862. That makes it the 87th largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 872 residents.

Bara Krishnapur village has 431 males and 431 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Krishnapur has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Bara Krishnapur is 733132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Krishnapur covers 131.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

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

Bara 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.

Bara Krishnapur is in Kushmundi tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Daulatpur Hat is about 4.3 km away. Gangārāmpur is about 18 km away. Kushmundi 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 Bangaon Krishnapur (under 2 km), Krishnapur (under 2 km) and Shikrishnapur (under 2 km).

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

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