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About Purba Krishnapur Village

Purba Krishnapur is a mid sized village in Kaliachak I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,666, made up of 839 males and 827 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purba Krishnapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purba Krishnapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Kaliachak I
Pincode 732201
Area (hectares) 212.3 hectares
Population 1,666
Male Population 839
Female Population 827
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
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 Purba Krishnapur compares

By the 2011 count Purba Krishnapur is the 41st largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 5,491 residents. Its 212.3 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Purba Krishnapur

Purba Krishnapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Purba 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 Purba Krishnapur from other places

Purba 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 Purba 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 Purba 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 Purba Krishnapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Purba Krishnapur village had a population of 1,666. That makes it the 41st largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,491 residents.

Purba Krishnapur village has 839 males and 827 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purba Krishnapur has about 986 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 Purba Krishnapur is 732201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purba Krishnapur covers 212.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Purba Krishnapur is Daulatpur Hat, about 4.3 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 Purba Krishnapur.

Purba 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.

Purba 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 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 Purba Krishnapur today is likely to be higher.

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