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About Krishanapur Village

Krishanapur is a small village in Egra I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 189, made up of 92 males and 97 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,054 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721447, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Krishanapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Krishanapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Egra I
Pincode 721447
Area (hectares) 49.33 hectares
Population 189
Male Population 92
Female Population 97
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,054
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 Krishanapur compares

By the 2011 count Krishanapur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents. Its 49.33 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Krishanapur

Krishanapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Krishanapur 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 Krishanapur from other places

Krishanapur lies about 34 km from Purba Medinipur. 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 Krishanapur
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Egra I 34 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 34 km

Villages closest to Krishanapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Egra 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 Krishanapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Krishanapur village had a population of 189. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents.

Krishanapur village has 92 males and 97 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Krishanapur has about 1054 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Krishanapur is 721447. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Krishanapur covers 49.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Krishanapur falls under Egra I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Krishanapur notes the nearest railway station 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 Krishanapur.

Krishanapur is about 34 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Krishanapur is in Egra I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Diamond Harbour is about 4.7 km away. Egra I is about 34 km away. Purba Medinipur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaknath (2.6 km), Khalina (5.4 km) and Shipur (12 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Krishanapur today is likely to be higher.

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