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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
MR
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
MATIAR RAHAMAN SHAIKH
Contact: 89****4247
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- LGD code
- 321289
- Pincode
- 741155
- Post office
- Palashipara
- Population
- 3,254
- Households
- 833
- Literacy rate
- 66.8%
- Sex ratio
- 1001 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,115
Census 2011 · in context
How Krishnanagar compares
By population, Krishnanagar ranks #19 of 34 villages in Tehatta - II mandal.
Literacy rate
%
66.8%
+6.0% vs mandal average
Krishnanagar66.8%
Tehatta - II mandal60.8%
Nadia district67.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,001
+45 vs mandal average
Krishnanagar1,001
Tehatta - II mandal956
Household size
people per home
3.9
−0.3 vs mandal average
Krishnanagar3.9
Tehatta - II mandal4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Krishnanagar at a glance
Krishnanagar is a village of 3,254 people in 833 households (Census 2011) in Tehatta - II block, Nadia district, West Bengal, the 19th-largest of 34 villages in Tehatta - II block. Literacy is 67%, 6 points above the block average of 61% and the sex ratio is 1,001 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 741155, served by Palashipara post office; the LGD village code is 321289. The sarpanch is MATIAR RAHAMAN SHAIKH, and the village votes in Nakashipara assembly constituency, represented by MLA Santanu Dey. The population is estimated at 3,836 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Gopinathpur →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Krishnanagar · this village | 3,254 | 67% | — |
| Gopinathpur · Tehatta - II | 8,910 | 53% | — |
| Radhanagar · Tehatta - II | 4,345 | 64% | — |
| Raninagar · Tehatta - II | 2,406 | 56% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Krishnanagar
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 20
- Primary school
- 4
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 398.21
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 278.95
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Krishnanagar
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Krishnanagar
- LGD code
- 321289
- Pincode
- 741155
- Post office
- Palashipara
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,254
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,836
- Households
- 833
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1001
- Literacy rate
- 66.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Krishnanagar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Nakashipara
- Member of Parliament
- Mahua Moitra
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Santanu Dey
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- MATIAR RAHAMAN SHAIKH
- Block / Mandal
- Tehatta - II
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 741155
- PalashiparaTehatta - II mandal10,693 pop
- GopinathpurTehatta - II mandal8,910 pop
- SyamnagarTehatta - I mandal7,470 pop
- BinodnagarTehatta - I mandal6,059 pop
- RudranagarTehatta - II mandal4,694 pop
- RadhanagarTehatta - II mandal4,345 pop
- FatepurTehatta - I mandal4,131 pop
- ShrirampurTehatta - I mandal3,653 pop
- BaorTehatta - II mandal3,423 pop
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Other villages named Krishnanagar
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Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Krishnanagar
Other villages in Tehatta - II mandal
View all 33 →- Barnia
- Palsunda
- Palashipara
- Panchdara Abhaynagar
- Gopinathpur
- Baruipara
- Hanspukuria
- Baraia
- Natipota
- Dhwapara
- Bara Naldaha
- Rudranagar
- Chhota Naldaha
- Radhanagar
- Kulgachhi
- Sahebnagar
- Baor
- Uzirpur
- Charakpota
- Komthana
- Iswarchandrapur
- Raninagar
- Abhaynagar
- Ramnagar
- Chak Shatikhali
- Dharammapur
- Digbaria
- Shatikhali
- Labangola
- Chak Ramnagar
- Chak Rudranagar
- Biljiala
- Chak Komthana
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)