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About Krishnanagar Village

Krishnanagar is a mid sized village in Walwa tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,727, made up of 896 males and 831 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 360.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Krishnanagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Krishnanagar village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sangli
Tehsil Walwa
Pincode 416301
Area (hectares) 360.86 hectares
Population 1,727
Male Population 896
Female Population 831
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Krishnanagar compares

By the 2011 count Krishnanagar is the 63rd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,662 residents. Its 360.86 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

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 10+ 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 14 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Bhilawadi, about 9.5 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
Nearest town Ashta 5.7 km
Nearest railway station Bhilawadi 9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Walwa 14 km
District headquarters Sangli 14 km

Villages closest to Krishnanagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Walwa 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 1,727. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,662 residents.

Krishnanagar village has 896 males and 831 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Krishnanagar has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Krishnanagar is 416301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Krishnanagar covers 360.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Krishnanagar falls under Walwa tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Krishnanagar is Bhilawadi, about 9.5 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 within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Krishnanagar.

Krishnanagar is about 14 km from Sangli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Krishnanagar is in Walwa tehsil of Sangli district. Ashta is about 5.7 km away. Bhilawadi is about 9.5 km away. Walwa is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karandwadi (under 2 km), Mirajwadi (3.4 km) and Mardawadi (4.3 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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