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About Krishnanagar Village

Krishnanagar is one of the larger villages in Krishnagar I tehsil, in the district of Nadia, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 13,640, made up of 7,021 males and 6,619 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1966.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 741102, 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 Nadia
Tehsil Krishnagar I
Pincode 741102
Area (hectares) 1966.79 hectares
Population 13,640
Male Population 7,021
Female Population 6,619
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Krishnanagar compares

By the 2011 count Krishnanagar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,286 residents. Its 1966.79 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Krishnanagar

Krishnanagar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Krishnanagar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Krishnanagar from other places

Krishnanagar lies about 12 km from Nadia, and the nearest railway station is Krishnanagar City Junction, about 1.9 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 Krishnanagar under 2 km
Nearest railway station Krishnanagar City Junction 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Krishnagar I 12 km
District headquarters Nadia 12 km

Villages closest to Krishnanagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Krishnagar I 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 13,640. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,286 residents.

Krishnanagar village has 7,021 males and 6,619 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Krishnanagar has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Krishnanagar is 741102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Krishnanagar covers 1966.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Krishnanagar falls under Krishnagar I tehsil of Nadia district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Krishnanagar is Krishnanagar City Junction, about 1.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Krishnanagar.

Krishnanagar is about 12 km from Nadia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Krishnanagar is in Krishnagar I tehsil of Nadia district. Krishnanagar is about under 2 km away. Krishnanagar City Junction is about 1.9 km away. Krishnagar I is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gobrapota (5.3 km), Khamarpara (7.0 km) and Kulgachhi (8.0 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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