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- LGD code
- 335359
- Pincode
- 743371
- Post office
- Pathar Pratima
- Population
- 1,068
- Households
- 220
- Literacy rate
- 67.6%
- Sex ratio
- 974 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 426
- Distance to district centre
- 41 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 4 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 82 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 1151 km
- Nearest railway station
- Ukilerhat · 19 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Madhabnagar Rural Hospital · 8 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Krishnapur compares
By population, Krishnapur ranks #82 of 92 villages in Patharpratima mandal.
Literacy rate
%
67.6%
−4.1% vs mandal average
- Krishnapur
- 67.6%
- Patharpratima mandal
- 71.7%
- South 24 Parganas district
- 67.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
974
+15 vs mandal average
- Krishnapur
- 974
- Patharpratima mandal
- 959
Household size
people per home
4.9
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Krishnapur
- 4.9
- Patharpratima mandal
- 4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Krishnapur at a glance
Krishnapur is a village of 1,068 people in 220 households (Census 2011) in Patharpratima block, South 24 Parganas district, West Bengal, the 82nd-largest of 92 villages in Patharpratima block. Literacy is 68%, 4 points below the block average of 72% and the sex ratio is 974 women per 1,000 men. It lies 41 km from the South 24 Parganas district centre, 15 km from Kumarapara, the nearest town, 19 km from Ukilerhat railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 743371, served by Pathar Pratima post office; the LGD village code is 335359. The nearest hospital or health centre is Madhabnagar Rural Hospital, 8 km away. The village votes in Patharpratima assembly constituency, represented by MLA Samir Kumar Jana. The population is estimated at 1,259 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Krishnapur
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 20
- Power hours (winter)
- 22
- Primary school
- 3
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 126.92
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 5
- Forest area (ha)
- 12
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Key facts — Krishnapur
- LGD code
- 335359
- Pincode
- 743371
- Post office
- Pathar Pratima
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,068
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,259
- Households
- 220
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 974
- Literacy rate
- 67.6%
- Coordinates
- 21.83913°N, 88.40973°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Mathurapur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Patharpratima
- Member of Parliament
- Bapi Halder
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Samir Kumar Jana
- Block / Mandal
- Patharpratima
Getting there
How to reach Krishnapur
Distance to cities · straight line
- Kolkata82 kmcapital
- Hyderabad1151 km
- Chennai1301 km
- Delhi1354 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationUkilerhat19 km
- Bus stopKakdwip23 km
- Hospital / PHCMadhabnagar Rural Hospital8 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India23 km
- Petrol pumpHP Petrol Pump23 km
- CollegeDDU-GKY Training Centre56 km
- Police stationSundarban Police District23 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Krishnapur
4 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 743371
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- MrinalnagarKakdwip mandal7,851 pop
- Sridhar NagarPatharpratima mandal7,625 pop
- Heramba GopalpurPatharpratima mandal6,672 pop
- BrojaballabpurPatharpratima mandal6,671 pop
- DigambarpurPatharpratima mandal6,577 pop
- Paschim Surendra NagarPatharpratima mandal6,378 pop
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Villages near Krishnapur
Other villages in Patharpratima mandal
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- Digambarpur
- Paschim Surendra Nagar
- Paschim Sripatinagar
- Gobindapur Abad
- Achintya Nagar
- Rakhalpur
- Dakshin Shibganj
- Dakshin Durgapur
- Sibnagar
- Madhab Nagar
- Kshetra Mohanpur
- Dakshin Kashinagar
- Banashyam Nagar
- Indrapur
- Bhajna
- Purba Surendranagar
- Chhoto Banashyam Nagar
- Srinarayanpur
- Kuemuri
- Gopalnagar Dakshin
- Upendra Nagar
- Rakshaskhali
- Lakshmi Janardanpur
- Gopalnagar Uttar
- Taranagar
- Sitarampur
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)