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About Krishnanagar Village

Krishnanagar is a large village in Ranaghat II tehsil, in the district of Nadia, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,794, made up of 1,457 males and 1,337 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 296 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 741501, 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 Ranaghat II
Pincode 741501
Area (hectares) 296 hectares
Population 2,794
Male Population 1,457
Female Population 1,337
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Krishnanagar compares

By the 2011 count Krishnanagar is the 41st largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,897 residents. Its 296 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Krishnanagar

Krishnanagar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Krishnanagar as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. 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 Ranaghat II 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 Ranaghat II 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 2,794. That makes it the 41st largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,897 residents.

Krishnanagar village has 1,457 males and 1,337 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Krishnanagar has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Krishnanagar is 741501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Krishnanagar covers 296 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Krishnanagar falls under Ranaghat II 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 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance 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 Ranaghat II tehsil of Nadia district. Krishnanagar is about under 2 km away. Krishnanagar City Junction is about 1.9 km away. Ranaghat II 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 Kulgachhi Chak (8.0 km), Kulgachi (8.0 km) and Harachandrapur (13 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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