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About Krishnapur Village

Krishnapur is a mid sized village in Dantan I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,541, made up of 795 males and 746 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 310.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721426, 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 Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Dantan I
Pincode 721426
Area (hectares) 310.59 hectares
Population 1,541
Male Population 795
Female Population 746
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Krishnapur compares

By the 2011 count Krishnapur is the 29th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 915 residents. Its 310.59 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Krishnapur

Krishnapur 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 Krishnapur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kirttan Beli, Kismat Palasia, Kismat Satsanda and Kotpada. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 1,541. That makes it the 29th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 915 residents.

Krishnapur village has 795 males and 746 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Krishnapur has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Krishnapur is 721426. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Krishnapur covers 310.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Krishnapur falls under Dantan I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Krishnapur notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Krishnapur.

Krishnapur is in Dantan I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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