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About Krishnapur Village

Krishnapur is a mid sized village in Haripal tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,592, made up of 788 males and 804 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712403, 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 Hugli
Tehsil Haripal
Pincode 712403
Area (hectares) 59.89 hectares
Population 1,592
Male Population 788
Female Population 804
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Krishnapur compares

By the 2011 count Krishnapur is the 62nd largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,688 residents. Its 59.89 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Krishnapur

The census records public bus service for 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 <5 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 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 Krishnapur
Nearest railway station Dankuni 2.3 km
Nearest town Bankra 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Haripal 23 km
District headquarters Hugli 30 km

Villages closest to Krishnapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Haripal 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 1,592. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,688 residents.

Krishnapur village has 788 males and 804 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Krishnapur has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Krishnapur is 712403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Krishnapur covers 59.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Krishnapur falls under Haripal tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Krishnapur is Dankuni, about 2.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Krishnapur.

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.

Krishnapur is in Haripal tehsil of Hugli district. Dankuni is about 2.3 km away. Bankra is about 7.5 km away. Haripal is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paschim Joykrishnapur (under 2 km), Purba Jaykrishnapur (under 2 km) and Radha Krisnapur (under 2 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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