Krishnapur, Murshidabad

Krishnapur is a village in the Lalgola CD block in the Lalbag subdivision of Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Location
Krishnapur is located at 24.4123°N, 88.2582°W.

Krishnapur is a village in Lalgola gram panchayat (Murshidabad district). It is about 1 km from Lalgola.

Area overview
While the Lalbag subdivision is spread across both the natural physiographic regions of the district, Rarh and Bagri, the Domkal subdivision occupies the north-eastern corner of Bagri. In the map alongside, the Ganges/ Padma River flows along the northern portion. The border with Bangladesh can be seen in the north and the east. Murshidabad district shares with Bangladesh a porous international border which is notoriously crime prone (partly shown in this map). The Ganges has a tendency to change course frequently, causing severe erosion, mostly along the southern bank. The historic city of Murshidabad, a centre of major tourist attraction, is located in this area. In 1717, when Murshid Quli Khan became Subahdar, he made Murshidabad the capital of Subah Bangla (then Bengal, Bihar and Odisha). The entire area is overwhelmingly rural with over 90% of the population living in the rural areas.

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivisions. 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 population of 19,462, of whom 10,014 (51%) were males and 9,448 (49%) were females. The population in the age range 0–6 years was 2,715. The number of literate persons in Krishnapur was 11,270 (67.30% of the population over 6 years).

Transport
State Highway 11A, running from Raghunathganj to Bhagawangola passes through Krishnapur.

Krishnapur is a station on the Ranaghat-Lalgola branch line.

Healthcare
Krishnapur Rural Hospital, with 50 beds, is the major government medical facility in Lalgola CD block.

See also - Healthcare in West Bengal