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About Krishnanagar Village

Krishnanagar is a mid sized village in Raninagar II tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 808, made up of 419 males and 389 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742308, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Krishnanagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Krishnanagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Raninagar II
Pincode 742308
Area (hectares) 170.1 hectares
Population 808
Male Population 419
Female Population 389
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Krishnanagar compares

By the 2011 count Krishnanagar is the 27th largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 6,363 residents. Its 170.1 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Krishnanagar

Krishnanagar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Krishnanagar 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Krishnanagar from other places

Krishnanagar lies about 31 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Karnasubarna, about 21 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 Krishnanagar
Nearest town Kāndi 16 km
Nearest railway station Karnasubarna 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Raninagar II 31 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 31 km

Villages closest to Krishnanagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Raninagar II 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 Krishnanagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Krishnanagar village had a population of 808. That makes it the 27th largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,363 residents.

Krishnanagar village has 419 males and 389 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Krishnanagar has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Krishnanagar is 742308. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Krishnanagar covers 170.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Krishnanagar falls under Raninagar II tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Krishnanagar is Karnasubarna, about 21 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Krishnanagar.

Krishnanagar is about 31 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Krishnanagar is in Raninagar II tehsil of Murshidabad district. Kāndi is about 16 km away. Karnasubarna is about 21 km away. Raninagar II is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Char Rajanagar (under 2 km), Diarsibnagar (under 2 km) and Komnagar (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Krishnanagar today is likely to be higher.

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