About Krishnapur Village

Krishnapur is a mid sized village in Jangipara tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 745, made up of 375 males and 370 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.82 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	Jangipara
Pincode	712403
Area (hectares)	70.82 hectares
Population	745
Male Population	375
Female Population	370
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	987
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Krishnapur compares

By the 2011 count Krishnapur is the 96th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents. Its 70.82 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Krishnapur

Krishnapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Krishnapur as Available within 5 - 10 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 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	Jangipara	22 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 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.

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Common questions about Krishnapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Krishnapur village had a population of 745. That makes it the 96th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents.

Krishnapur village has 375 males and 370 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Krishnapur has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 988.

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

Krishnapur covers 70.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Krishnapur falls under Jangipara 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 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 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 Jangipara tehsil of Hugli district. Dankuni is about 2.3 km away. Bankra is about 7.5 km away. Jangipara is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.