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About Krishnanagar Village

Krishnanagar is one of the larger villages in Jangipara tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,520, made up of 5,337 males and 5,183 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 719.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Krishnanagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Krishnanagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Jangipara
Pincode 712404
Area (hectares) 719.94 hectares
Population 10,520
Male Population 5,337
Female Population 5,183
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Krishnanagar compares

By the 2011 count Krishnanagar is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents. Its 719.94 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Krishnanagar

Krishnanagar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Krishnanagar 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 Krishnanagar from other places

Krishnanagar lies about 40 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Santragachi Junction, about 1.9 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 Krishnanagar
Nearest railway station Santragachi Junction 1.9 km
Nearest town Bankra 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Jangipara 29 km
District headquarters Hugli 40 km

Villages closest to Krishnanagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Krishnanagar village had a population of 10,520. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents.

Krishnanagar village has 5,337 males and 5,183 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Krishnanagar has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Krishnanagar is 712404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Krishnanagar covers 719.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Krishnanagar falls under Jangipara tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Krishnanagar is Santragachi Junction, about 1.9 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 Krishnanagar.

Krishnanagar is about 40 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Krishnanagar is in Jangipara tehsil of Hugli district. Santragachi Junction is about 1.9 km away. Bankra is about 3.9 km away. Jangipara is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Santoshpur (5.1 km), Lakshmanpur (7.5 km) and Nabagram (8.5 km).

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

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