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About Krishnanagar Village

Krishnanagar is one of the larger villages in Sagar tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,105, made up of 4,200 males and 3,905 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 868.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743373, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Krishnanagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Krishnanagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Sagar
Pincode 743373
Area (hectares) 868.8 hectares
Population 8,105
Male Population 4,200
Female Population 3,905
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Krishnanagar compares

By the 2011 count Krishnanagar is the 4th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 5,048 residents. Its 868.8 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Krishnanagar

Krishnanagar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Krishnanagar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Krishnanagar from other places

Krishnanagar lies about 13 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Udairampur, about 2.0 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 Krishnanagar
Nearest railway station Udairampur 2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagar 13 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 13 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 15 km

Villages closest to Krishnanagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Krishnanagar village had a population of 8,105. That makes it the 4th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,048 residents.

Krishnanagar village has 4,200 males and 3,905 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Krishnanagar has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Krishnanagar is 743373. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Krishnanagar covers 868.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Krishnanagar falls under Sagar tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Krishnanagar is Udairampur, about 2.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Krishnanagar.

Krishnanagar is about 13 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.

Krishnanagar is in Sagar tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Udairampur is about 2.0 km away. Sagar is about 13 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bisalakshmipur (3.1 km), Radha Krishnapur (6.2 km) and Kaylapara (8.4 km).

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

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