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About Purbba Krishnapur Village

Purbba Krishnapur is a large village in Arambag tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,672, made up of 1,392 males and 1,280 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 268.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712415, 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 Hugli
Tehsil Arambag
Pincode 712415
Area (hectares) 268.1 hectares
Population 2,672
Male Population 1,392
Female Population 1,280
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Purbba Krishnapur compares

By the 2011 count Purbba Krishnapur is the 30th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 268.1 hectares work out to about 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

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 <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 30 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Dankuni, about 2.3 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 Dankuni 2.3 km
Nearest town Bankra 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Arambag 30 km
District headquarters Hugli 30 km

Villages closest to Purbba Krishnapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Arambag 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 2,672. That makes it the 30th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Purbba Krishnapur village has 1,392 males and 1,280 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purbba Krishnapur has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Purbba Krishnapur is 712415. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purbba Krishnapur covers 268.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Purbba Krishnapur falls under Arambag tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Purbba Krishnapur is Dankuni, about 2.3 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 - 10 km distance for Purbba Krishnapur.

Purbba Krishnapur is about 30 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purbba Krishnapur is in Arambag tehsil of Hugli district. Dankuni is about 2.3 km away. Bankra is about 7.5 km away. Arambag is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balia (7.7 km), Chakanar (9.2 km) and Bara Dongal (10 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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