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About Krishnapur Village

Krishnapur is a mid sized village in Sagardighi tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,276, made up of 653 males and 623 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742122, 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 Murshidabad
Tehsil Sagardighi
Pincode 742122
Area (hectares) 123.1 hectares
Population 1,276
Male Population 653
Female Population 623
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Krishnapur compares

By the 2011 count Krishnapur is the 82nd largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents. Its 123.1 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Krishnapur

Krishnapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for 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 5 - 10 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 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
Nearest town Lālgola under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagardighi 21 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 Sagardighi 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 1,276. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents.

Krishnapur village has 653 males and 623 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Krishnapur has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Krishnapur is 742122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Krishnapur covers 123.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Krishnapur falls under Sagardighi 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 5 - 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 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 Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad district. Krishnapur is about under 2 km away. Lālgola is about under 2 km away. Sagardighi is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kantanagar (9.9 km), Brahmanigram (16 km) and Manigram (16 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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