Krishnapur
Census Town
Krishnapur is located in West Bengal
Krishnapur
Krishnapur
Location in West Bengal, India
Krishnapur is located in India
Krishnapur
Krishnapur
Krishnapur (India)
Coordinates: 24°47′34″N 87°59′41″E / 24.7929°N 87.9947°E / 24.7929; 87.9947
CountryIndia
StateWest Bengal
DistrictMalda
Area
 • Total9.9188 km2 (3.8297 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total16,470
Languages
 • OfficialBengali[1][2]
 • Additional officialEnglish[1]
PIN
732201
Telephone/ STD code03512
Vehicle registrationWB
Lok Sabha constituencyMaldaha Dakshin
Vidhan Sabha constituencyBaisnabnagar
Websitemalda.nic.in

Krishnapur is a census town in the Kaliachak III CD block in the Malda Sadar subdivision of Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

Map
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Cities, towns and locations in the southern portion of Malda district (including Kaliachak I, Kaliachak II, Kaliachak III, Manikchak and English Bazar CD blocks)
M: municipal town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, F: Facility, H: historical centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Krishnapur is located by the coordinate of 24°47′34″N 87°59′41″E / 24.7929°N 87.9947°E / 24.7929; 87.9947

Area overview

The area shown in the adjoining map is the physiographic sub-region known as the diara. It “is a relatively well drained flat land formed by the fluvial deposition of newer alluvium.” The most note-worthy feature is the Farakka Barrage across the Ganges.[3] The area is a part of the Malda Sadar subdivision, which is an overwhelmingly rural region, but the area shown in the map has pockets of urbanization with 17 census towns, concentrated mostly in the Kaliachak I CD block.[4][5] The bank of the Ganges between Bhutni and Panchanandapur (both the places are marked on the map), is the area worst hit by left bank erosion, a major problem in the Malda area.[6] The ruins of Gauda, capital of several empires, is located in this area.[7]

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the area. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Krishnapur had a total population of 16,470, of which 8,370 (51%) were males and 8,100 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 2,931. The total number of literate persons in Krishnapur was 6,732 (49.72% of the population over 6 years).[8]

Infrastructure

According to the District Census Handbook, Maldah, 2011, Krishnapur covered an area of 9.9188 km2. It had 10 km roads with both open and closed drains. The protected water-supply involved overhead tank, tap water from treated sources, tube well/ bore well. It had 1,330 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had 12 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities, it had 8 primary schools, 1 middle school, 1 secondary school in town, the nearest general degree college at Malda 33 km away. It had the branch office of 1 cooperative bank.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b "Fact and Figures". www.wb.gov.in. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  2. ^ "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. p. 85. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  3. ^ "District Census Handbook Maldah, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Census of India 2011, Pages 13-15: Physiography. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  4. ^ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Malda". Table 2.1 , 2.2, 2.4b. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  5. ^ "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  6. ^ Banerjee, Manisha. "A Report on the Impact of Farakka Barrage on the Human Fabric, November 1999" (PDF). The social impact of erosion, pp 13-14. South Asia Network On Dams, Rivers and People, New Delhi: 110 088 India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  7. ^ "District Human Development Report, Malda". pages 3-4: Malda in Historical Perspective. Department of Planning, Statistics and Programme Monitoring, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  8. ^ "District Census Handbook, Maldah , Series 20, Part XII B" (PDF). Rural PCA-C.D. blocks wise Village Primary Census Abstract, location no. 313763, page 32-33. Directorate of Census Operations West Bengal. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  9. ^ "District Census Handbook Maldah, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Section II Town Directory, Pages 775-786; Statement I: Status and Growth History, Page 775; Statement III: Civic & Other Amenities, Pages 779-780; Statement IV: Medical Facilities 2009, Pages 781-782; Section V: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities: Pages 783-785; Statement VI: Industry & Banking, Page 786. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
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