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About Krishnanagar Village

Krishnanagar is a large village in Khanakul I tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,767, made up of 2,478 males and 2,289 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 310.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712406, 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 Khanakul I
Pincode 712406
Area (hectares) 310.8 hectares
Population 4,767
Male Population 2,478
Female Population 2,289
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Krishnanagar compares

By the 2011 count Krishnanagar is the 12th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,736 residents. Its 310.8 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

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 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kanchra, Kedarpur, Khamargor and Khanakul. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 4,767. That makes it the 12th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,736 residents.

Krishnanagar village has 2,478 males and 2,289 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Krishnanagar has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Krishnanagar is 712406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Krishnanagar covers 310.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Krishnanagar falls under Khanakul I tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The census record for Krishnanagar notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Krishnanagar.

Krishnanagar is in Khanakul I tehsil of Hugli district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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