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About Krishnagar Village

Krishnagar is a large village in Basanti tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,237, made up of 1,120 males and 1,117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Krishnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Krishnagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Basanti
Pincode 743312
Area (hectares) 135.02 hectares
Population 2,237
Male Population 1,120
Female Population 1,117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Krishnagar compares

By the 2011 count Krishnagar is the 50th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 5,158 residents. Its 135.02 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Krishnagar

Krishnagar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Krishnagar 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Krishnagar from other places

Krishnagar lies about 30 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Canning, about 14 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 Krishnagar
Tehsil headquarters Basanti 2.0 km
Nearest railway station Canning 14 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 30 km

Villages closest to Krishnagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Krishnagar village had a population of 2,237. That makes it the 50th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,158 residents.

Krishnagar village has 1,120 males and 1,117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Krishnagar has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Krishnagar is 743312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Krishnagar covers 135.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Krishnagar falls under Basanti tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Krishnagar is Canning, about 14 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Krishnagar.

Krishnagar is about 30 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Krishnagar is in Basanti tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Basanti is about 2.0 km away. Canning is about 14 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Srirampur (under 2 km), Parandar (under 2 km) and Kumirmari (under 2 km).

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

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