# Krishnanagar Village, Shankargarh, Surguja (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Shankargarh, Surguja 

# Krishnanagar

Krishnanagar is a village in Shankargarh sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497224**. The 2011 Census counted **685 people in 170 households**, the 50th largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.6%.

- 685people (2011)
- 170households
- 46.4%literacy
- 497224PIN code

## Krishnanagar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Krishnanagar is 497224.** Krishnanagar falls in Shankargarh sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497224
- Gram panchayatKrishnanagar
- Community development blockShankargarh
- Census village code432471

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?

- Shankargarh (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)85 km by road
- Ambikapur (nearest town)85 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rehda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and wheat**. About 57% of the 456 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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, 13 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Krishnanagar · ■ Shankargarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**91%

Tap water ****98%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****5%**

**61%

Television ****1%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****89%**

**62%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Shankargarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.4%**

**56.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****822**

**968

Working population ****58.7%**

**53.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.8% for men and 38.9% for women. 57% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 2 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 338 (84%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 10 (2%) · **■** Marginal 51 (13%)

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 Shankargarh

- Damodarpur714 people
- Bhondna695 people
- Deosara Kalan694 people
- Jagima685 people
- Kharkona677 people
- Bhagwatpur638 people
- Asanpani625 people
- Bharatpur625 people

[All 89 villages in Shankargarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/shankargarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Krishnanagar?497224
- How far is Krishnanagar from Ambikapur?85 km by road
- What is the population of Krishnanagar?685 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Krishnanagar in?Surguja district (Shankargarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Krishnanagar?46.4% (Census 2011)