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About Krishnapur Village

Krishnapur is one of the larger villages in Tufanganj I tehsil, in the district of Koch Bihar, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,740, made up of 2,919 males and 2,821 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 762.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736156, 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 Koch Bihar
Tehsil Tufanganj I
Pincode 736156
Area (hectares) 762.75 hectares
Population 5,740
Male Population 2,919
Female Population 2,821
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Krishnapur compares

By the 2011 count Krishnapur is the 14th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,379 residents. Its 762.75 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Krishnapur

Krishnapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Krishnapur as Available within <5 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 Jhaljhali, Jhaukuthi, Kamat Phulbari and Khasbas. 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 Krishnapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Krishnapur village had a population of 5,740. That makes it the 14th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,379 residents.

Krishnapur village has 2,919 males and 2,821 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Krishnapur has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Krishnapur is 736156. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Krishnapur covers 762.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Krishnapur falls under Tufanganj I tehsil of Koch Bihar district in West Bengal.

The census record for Krishnapur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Krishnapur.

Krishnapur is in Tufanganj I tehsil of Koch Bihar 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 Krishnapur today is likely to be higher.

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