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About Sri Krishnapur Village

Sri Krishnapur is a small village in Kaliganj tehsil, in the district of Nadia, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 296, made up of 143 males and 153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,070 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 741156, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sri Krishnapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sri Krishnapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Nadia
Tehsil Kaliganj
Pincode 741156
Area (hectares) 93.08 hectares
Population 296
Male Population 143
Female Population 153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,070
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sri Krishnapur compares

By the 2011 count Sri Krishnapur is the 98th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,916 residents. Its 93.08 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Sri Krishnapur

Sri Krishnapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sri Krishnapur as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sri Krishnapur from other places

Sri Krishnapur lies about 49 km from Nadia, and the nearest railway station is Kaichar, about 11 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 Sri Krishnapur
Nearest railway station Kaichar 11 km
Nearest town Kātoya 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Kaliganj 33 km
District headquarters Nadia 49 km

Villages closest to Sri Krishnapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kaliganj 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 Sri Krishnapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sri Krishnapur village had a population of 296. That makes it the 98th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,916 residents.

Sri Krishnapur village has 143 males and 153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sri Krishnapur has about 1070 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Sri Krishnapur is 741156. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sri Krishnapur covers 93.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sri Krishnapur falls under Kaliganj tehsil of Nadia district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sri Krishnapur is Kaichar, about 11 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sri Krishnapur.

Sri Krishnapur is about 49 km from Nadia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sri Krishnapur is in Kaliganj tehsil of Nadia district. Kaichar is about 11 km away. Kātoya is about 21 km away. Kaliganj is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rautara (4.0 km), Dhapara (6.6 km) and Narayanpur (15 km).

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

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