Skip to main content

About Krishnanagar Village

Krishnanagar is a large village in Thakurpukur Mahestola tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,383, made up of 1,642 males and 1,741 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743345, 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 Thakurpukur Mahestola
Pincode 743345
Area (hectares) 63.54 hectares
Population 3,383
Male Population 1,642
Female Population 1,741
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,060
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Krishnanagar compares

By the 2011 count Krishnanagar is the 9th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,728 residents. Its 63.54 hectares work out to about 53 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Krishnanagar

Krishnanagar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Krishnanagar 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 5 - 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 Thakurpukur Mahestola 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 Thakurpukur Mahestola 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 3,383. That makes it the 9th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,728 residents.

Krishnanagar village has 1,642 males and 1,741 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Krishnanagar has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Krishnanagar is 743345. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Krishnanagar covers 63.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 53 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Krishnanagar falls under Thakurpukur Mahestola 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 5 - 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 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 Thakurpukur Mahestola tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Udairampur is about 2.0 km away. Thakurpukur Mahestola 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 Sonamukhi Krishnanagar (under 2 km), Chata Kalikapur (8.1 km) and Ramjibanpur (9.1 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.

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All