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About Srikrishnanagar Village

Srikrishnanagar is one of the larger villages in Jaynagar I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,064, made up of 2,611 males and 2,453 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 221.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743372, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Srikrishnanagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Srikrishnanagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Jaynagar I
Pincode 743372
Area (hectares) 221.66 hectares
Population 5,064
Male Population 2,611
Female Population 2,453
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Srikrishnanagar compares

By the 2011 count Srikrishnanagar is the 10th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,336 residents. Its 221.66 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Srikrishnanagar

Srikrishnanagar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Srikrishnanagar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Srikrishnanagar from other places

Srikrishnanagar lies about 12 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Lakshmikantapur, about 4.3 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 Srikrishnanagar
Nearest railway station Lakshmikantapur 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaynagar I 12 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 12 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 14 km

Villages closest to Srikrishnanagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Srikrishnanagar village had a population of 5,064. That makes it the 10th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,336 residents.

Srikrishnanagar village has 2,611 males and 2,453 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Srikrishnanagar has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Srikrishnanagar is 743372. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Srikrishnanagar covers 221.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Srikrishnanagar falls under Jaynagar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Srikrishnanagar is Lakshmikantapur, about 4.3 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 village for Srikrishnanagar.

Srikrishnanagar is about 12 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.

Srikrishnanagar is in Jaynagar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Lakshmikantapur is about 4.3 km away. Jaynagar I is about 12 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarberia (7.8 km), Rajapur (8.5 km) and Uttar Durgapur (9.0 km).

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

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