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About Krishnanagar Village

Krishnanagar is a mid sized village in Balrampur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,073, made up of 544 males and 529 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 406.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Krishnanagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Krishnanagar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Balrampur
Pincode 497107
Area (hectares) 406.66 hectares
Population 1,073
Male Population 544
Female Population 529
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Krishnanagar compares

By the 2011 count Krishnanagar is the 34th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 868 residents. Its 406.66 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Krishnanagar

Krishnanagar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Krishnanagar as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Krishnanagar from other places

Krishnanagar lies about 78 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Barwadih Junction, about 47 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Krishnanagar
Tehsil headquarters Balrampur 12 km
Nearest railway station Barwadih Junction 47 km
Nearest town Medininagar 58 km
District headquarters Surguja 78 km

Villages closest to Krishnanagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Balrampur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Krishnanagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Krishnanagar village had a population of 1,073. That makes it the 34th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 868 residents.

Krishnanagar village has 544 males and 529 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Krishnanagar has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Krishnanagar is 497107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Krishnanagar covers 406.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Krishnanagar falls under Balrampur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Krishnanagar is Barwadih Junction, about 47 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Krishnanagar.

Krishnanagar is about 78 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Krishnanagar is in Balrampur tehsil of Surguja district. Balrampur is about 12 km away. Barwadih Junction is about 47 km away. Medininagar is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Radhakrishananagar (under 2 km), Ramnagar (under 2 km) and Vishramnagar (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Krishnanagar today is likely to be higher.

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