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About Krishnanagar Village

Krishnanagar is one of the larger villages in Sandur tehsil, in the district of Bellary, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,027, made up of 3,554 males and 3,473 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 604.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Krishnanagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Krishnanagar village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bellary
Tehsil Sandur
Pincode 583123
Area (hectares) 604.01 hectares
Population 7,027
Male Population 3,554
Female Population 3,473
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Krishnanagar compares

By the 2011 count Krishnanagar is the 5th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,414 residents. Its 604.01 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

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 within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 40 km from Bellary, and the nearest railway station is Ranjitpura, about 6.5 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 Sandur under 2 km
Nearest town Sandūr under 2 km
Nearest railway station Ranjitpura 6.5 km
District headquarters Bellary 40 km

Villages closest to Krishnanagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sandur 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 7,027. That makes it the 5th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,414 residents.

Krishnanagar village has 3,554 males and 3,473 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Krishnanagar has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Krishnanagar is 583123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Krishnanagar covers 604.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Krishnanagar falls under Sandur tehsil of Bellary district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Krishnanagar is Ranjitpura, about 6.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Krishnanagar.

Krishnanagar is about 40 km from Bellary in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Krishnanagar is in Sandur tehsil of Bellary district. Sandur is about under 2 km away. Sandūr is about under 2 km away. Ranjitpura is about 6.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhujanganagar (2.0 km), Muraripur (5.3 km) and Donimalai (5.6 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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