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About Krishnapur Village

Krishnapur is a mid sized village in Chakdah tehsil, in the district of Nadia, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,653, made up of 859 males and 794 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 741248, 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 Nadia
Tehsil Chakdah
Pincode 741248
Area (hectares) 60.7 hectares
Population 1,653
Male Population 859
Female Population 794
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Krishnapur compares

By the 2011 count Krishnapur is the 78th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,295 residents. Its 60.7 hectares work out to about 27 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 942.

Getting to Krishnapur

Krishnapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Krishnapur as Available within <5 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 Krishnapur from other places

Krishnapur lies about 17 km from Nadia, and the nearest railway station is Belerhat, about 9.3 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 Belerhat 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Chakdah 17 km
District headquarters Nadia 17 km
Nearest town Navadwīp 17 km

Villages closest to Krishnapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chakdah 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 1,653. That makes it the 78th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,295 residents.

Krishnapur village has 859 males and 794 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Krishnapur has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Krishnapur is 741248. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Krishnapur covers 60.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Krishnapur falls under Chakdah tehsil of Nadia district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Krishnapur is Belerhat, about 9.3 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Krishnapur.

Krishnapur is about 17 km from Nadia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Krishnapur is in Chakdah tehsil of Nadia district. Belerhat is about 9.3 km away. Chakdah is about 17 km away. Nadia is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaykrishnapur (under 2 km), Chakgobindapur (3.7 km) and Gobindapur (3.7 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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