About Krishnapur Village

Krishnapur is a mid sized village in Polba Dadpur tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 706, made up of 374 males and 332 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85.03 hectares hectares.

Krishnapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Krishnapur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Hugli
Tehsil	Polba Dadpur
Area (hectares)	85.03 hectares
Population	706
Male Population	374
Female Population	332
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	888
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 138th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 85.03 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

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	Polba Dadpur	30 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 Polba Dadpur 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 706. That makes it the 138th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Krishnapur village has 374 males and 332 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Krishnapur has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Krishnapur covers 85.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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