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About Sri Krishnapur Village

Sri Krishnapur is a mid sized village in Canning I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 550, made up of 269 males and 281 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743363, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sri Krishnapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sri Krishnapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Canning I
Pincode 743363
Area (hectares) 246.17 hectares
Population 550
Male Population 269
Female Population 281
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
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 Sri Krishnapur compares

By the 2011 count Sri Krishnapur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,425 residents. Its 246.17 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Sri Krishnapur

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

Sri Krishnapur lies about 24 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Kalyanpur, about 4.9 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 Sri Krishnapur
Nearest railway station Kalyanpur 4.9 km
Nearest town Baruipur 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Canning I 24 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 24 km

Villages closest to Sri Krishnapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Canning 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 Sri Krishnapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sri Krishnapur village had a population of 550. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,425 residents.

Sri Krishnapur village has 269 males and 281 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sri Krishnapur has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Sri Krishnapur is 743363. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sri Krishnapur covers 246.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sri Krishnapur falls under Canning I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sri Krishnapur is Kalyanpur, about 4.9 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 Sri Krishnapur.

Sri Krishnapur is about 24 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.

Sri Krishnapur is in Canning I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Kalyanpur is about 4.9 km away. Baruipur is about 5.1 km away. Canning I is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gaur Daha (15 km), Karkhanar Chak (16 km) and Banshra (17 km).

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

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