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About Krishnapur Village

Krishnapur is one of the larger villages in Lalgola tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 19,462, made up of 10,014 males and 9,448 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 284.84 hectares hectares.

Krishnapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Krishnapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Lalgola
Area (hectares) 284.84 hectares
Population 19,462
Male Population 10,014
Female Population 9,448
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Krishnapur compares

By the 2011 count Krishnapur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,037 residents. Its 284.84 hectares work out to about 68 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 964.

Getting to Krishnapur

The census records public bus service for Krishnapur as Available within 5 - 10 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Krishnapur from other places

Krishnapur lies about 25 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Krishnapur, about under 2 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 Krishnapur under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Lalgola under 2 km
Nearest town Lālgola under 2 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 25 km

Villages closest to Krishnapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lalgola 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 19,462. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,037 residents.

Krishnapur village has 10,014 males and 9,448 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Krishnapur has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

Krishnapur covers 284.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 68 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Krishnapur falls under Lalgola tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Krishnapur is Krishnapur, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Krishnapur.

Krishnapur is about 25 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Krishnapur is in Lalgola tehsil of Murshidabad district. Krishnapur is about under 2 km away. Lalgola is about under 2 km away. Lālgola is about under 2 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 Dinurpara (under 2 km), Lalgola (under 2 km) and Ilimpur (9.6 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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