Krishnapur | |
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Census Town | |
  Krishnapur Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Krishnapur Krishnapur (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:22°40′N88°16′E / 22.67°N 88.26°E /22.67; 88.26 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Hooghly |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 8,205 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali,English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-WB |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Website | wb |
Krishnapur is acensus town inChanditala II CD Block inSrirampore subdivision ofHooghly district in theIndianstate ofWest Bengal.[1]
Krishnapur is located at22°40′N88°16′E / 22.67°N 88.26°E /22.67; 88.26[2]
Kharsarai,Tisa,Kapashanria,Jaykrishnapur,Purba Tajpur,Begampur,Baksa,Panchghara,Chikrand,Janai,Pairagachha,Naiti,Barijhati,Garalgachha and Krishnapur, all the census towns form a series from the northern part of Chanditala II CD Block to its southern part. The only municipality in the area,Dankuni, located outside the CD Block, occupies the south-east corner of the entire cluster.[3]
Srirampore subdivision is the most urbanized of the subdivisions in Hooghly district. 73.13% of the population in the subdivision is urban and 26.88% is rural. The subdivision has 6 municipalities and 34 census towns. The municipalities are:Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality,Konnagar Municipality,Serampore Municipality,Baidyabati Municipality,Rishra Municipality andDankuni Municipality. Amongst the CD Blocks in the subdivision, Uttarapara Serampore (census towns shown in a separate map) had 76% urban population, Chanditala I 42%, Chanditala II 69% and Jangipara 7% (census towns shown in the map above).[4][5] All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
The villages and census towns in Garalgachhagram panchayat are:Eklakhi,Garalgachha and Krishnapur[6]
As per2011 Census of India, Krishnapur had a total population of 8,205 of which 4,115 (50%) were males and 4,090 (50%) were females. Population below 6 years was 809. The total number of literates in Krishnapur was 6,164 (83.34% of the population over 6 years).[5]
As of 2001[update] Indiacensus,[7] Krishnapur had a population of 6,676. Males constituted 50% of the population and females 50%. Krishnapur had an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy was 73%, and female literacy was 65%. In Krishnapur, 12% of the population was under 6 years of age.
As per the 2011 census, Dankuni Urban Agglomeration includes:Dankuni (M),Purba Tajpur (CT),Kharsarai (CT),Begampur (CT),Chikrand (CT),Pairagachha (CT),Barijhati (CT),Garalgachha (CT), Krishnapur (CT),Baruipara (CT),Borai (CT),Nawapara (CT),Basai (CT),Gangadharpur (CT),Manirampur (CT),Janai (CT),Kapashanria (CT),Jaykrishnapur (CT),Tisa (CT),Baksa (CT),Panchghara (CT) andNaiti (CT).[8]
The nearest railway station,Dankuni Junction railway station, is 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from Howrah on theHowrah-Bardhaman chord line and is a part of theKolkata Suburban Railway system.[9]
Krishnapur is on theState Highway 15.[10]
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