About Krishnapur Village

Krishnapur is a mid sized village in Bishnupur II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,700, made up of 880 males and 820 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743503, 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	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Bishnupur II
Pincode	743503
Area (hectares)	86.1 hectares
Population	1,700
Male Population	880
Female Population	820
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	932
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Krishnapur compares

By the 2011 count Krishnapur is the 34th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,673 residents. Its 86.1 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Krishnapur

Krishnapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Krishnapur as Available within 5 - 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 Krishnapur from other places

Krishnapur lies about 7.0 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Madhabpur, about 1.5 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	Madhabpur	1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bishnupur II	7.0 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	7.0 km
Nearest town	Jaynagar Majilpur	9.3 km

Villages closest to Krishnapur

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

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Common questions about Krishnapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Krishnapur village had a population of 1,700. That makes it the 34th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,673 residents.

Krishnapur village has 880 males and 820 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Krishnapur has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Krishnapur is 743503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Krishnapur covers 86.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Krishnapur falls under Bishnupur II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Krishnapur is Madhabpur, about 1.5 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Krishnapur.

Krishnapur is about 7.0 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.

Krishnapur is in Bishnupur II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Madhabpur is about 1.5 km away. Bishnupur II is about 7.0 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 7.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.