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About Krishnapur Village

Krishnapur is a mid sized village in Narayangarh tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 698, made up of 333 males and 365 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,096 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721424, 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 Narayangarh
Pincode 721424
Area (hectares) 63.94 hectares
Population 698
Male Population 333
Female Population 365
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,096
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Krishnapur compares

By the 2011 count Krishnapur is the 123rd largest of the 446 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 618 residents. Its 63.94 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Krishnapur

The census records public bus service for 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 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 56 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Dantan, about 9.8 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 Dantan 9.8 km
Nearest town Egra 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Narayangarh 25 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 56 km

Villages closest to Krishnapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Narayangarh 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 698. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 446 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 618 residents.

Krishnapur village has 333 males and 365 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Krishnapur has about 1096 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Krishnapur is 721424. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Krishnapur covers 63.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Krishnapur is Dantan, about 9.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Krishnapur.

Krishnapur is about 56 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Krishnapur is in Narayangarh tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Dantan is about 9.8 km away. Egra is about 17 km away. Narayangarh is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chanswarpur (9.0 km), Monohar Pur (9.4 km) and Khankurda (9.9 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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