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About Krishnapur Village

Krishnapur is a large village in Kaliachak I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,953, made up of 2,492 males and 2,461 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732201, 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 Maldah
Tehsil Kaliachak I
Pincode 732201
Area (hectares) 64.85 hectares
Population 4,953
Male Population 2,492
Female Population 2,461
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Krishnapur compares

By the 2011 count Krishnapur is the 21st largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 5,491 residents. Its 64.85 hectares work out to about 76 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Krishnapur

The census records public bus service for Krishnapur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Daulatpur Hat, about 4.3 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 Daulatpur Hat 4.3 km
Nearest town Gangārāmpur 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Kaliachak I 30 km
District headquarters Maldah 30 km

Villages closest to Krishnapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kaliachak I 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 Krishnapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Krishnapur village had a population of 4,953. That makes it the 21st largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,491 residents.

Krishnapur village has 2,492 males and 2,461 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Krishnapur has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Krishnapur is 732201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Krishnapur covers 64.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 76 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Krishnapur falls under Kaliachak I tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Krishnapur is Daulatpur Hat, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Krishnapur is about 30 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Krishnapur is in Kaliachak I tehsil of Maldah district. Daulatpur Hat is about 4.3 km away. Gangārāmpur is about 18 km away. Kaliachak I is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Purba Krishnapur (under 2 km), Shrirampur (9.7 km) and Maheshpur (23 km).

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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