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About Krishnapur Village

Krishnapur is a large village in Krishnagar I tehsil, in the district of Nadia, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,364, made up of 1,255 males and 1,109 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 251.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 741164, 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 Krishnagar I
Pincode 741164
Area (hectares) 251.15 hectares
Population 2,364
Male Population 1,255
Female Population 1,109
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ 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 35th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,286 residents. Its 251.15 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

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 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 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 Krishnagar I 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 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 Krishnapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Krishnapur village had a population of 2,364. That makes it the 35th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,286 residents.

Krishnapur village has 1,255 males and 1,109 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Krishnapur has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Krishnapur is 741164. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Krishnapur covers 251.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Krishnapur falls under Krishnagar I 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 10+ 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 Krishnagar I tehsil of Nadia district. Belerhat is about 9.3 km away. Krishnagar I 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 Gobindapur (3.7 km), Rampur (14 km) and Naduria (17 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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