# Krishnanagar Village, Balrampur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Balrampur, Surguja 

# Krishnanagar

Krishnanagar is a village in Balrampur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497107**. The 2011 Census counted **1,073 people in 251 households**, the 35th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.5%.

- 1,073people (2011)
- 251households
- 67.9%literacy
- 497107PIN code

## Krishnanagar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Krishnanagar is 497107.** Krishnanagar falls in Balrampur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497107
- Gram panchayatKrishnanagar
- Community development blockBalrampur
- Census village code432042

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Krishnanagar from nearby towns?

- Balrampur (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)98 km by road
- Balrampur (nearest town)18 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Krishnanagar?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Krishnanagar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Balrampur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Balrampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Krishnanagar known for?

About 39% of the 407 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Krishnanagar

Of every 100 households in Krishnanagar in 2011, 82 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Krishnanagar · ■ Balrampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**90%

Tap water ****47%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****78%**

**66%

Television ****37%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****22%**

**47%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Krishnanagar?

■ Krishnanagar · ■ Balrampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.9%**

**56.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****976**

**965

Working population ****68.5%**

**51.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.9% for men and 59.6% for women. 72% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 186 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 51 (7%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 8 (1%) · **■** Marginal 489 (67%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Balrampur

- Kotasaripodi1,128 people
- Ghaghara1,115 people
- Sarnadih1,085 people
- Jawar1,073 people
- Daldhowa1,037 people
- Jawaharnagar1,019 people
- Jhalariya976 people
- Tarkakhand964 people

[All 124 villages in Balrampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/balrampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Krishnanagar?497107
- How far is Krishnanagar from Ambikapur?98 km by road
- What is the population of Krishnanagar?1,073 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Krishnanagar in?Surguja district (Balrampur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Krishnanagar?67.9% (Census 2011)