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- LGD code
- 547826
- Pincode
- 431204
- Post office
- Ambad
- Population
- 422
- Households
- 87
- Literacy rate
- 52.4%
- Sex ratio
- 910 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 201
- Distance to district centre
- 56 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 30 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 307 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 375 km
- Nearest railway station
- Sarwari · 31 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- primary health care · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Ishwarnagar compares
By population, Ishwarnagar ranks #127 of 137 villages in Ambad mandal.
Literacy rate
%
52.4%
−5.3% vs mandal average
Ishwarnagar52.4%
Ambad mandal57.7%
Jalna district61.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
910
−32 vs mandal average
Ishwarnagar910
Ambad mandal942
Household size
people per home
4.9
−0.1 vs mandal average
Ishwarnagar4.9
Ambad mandal5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Ishwarnagar at a glance
Ishwarnagar is a village of 422 people in 87 households (Census 2011) in Ambad taluka, Jalna district, Maharashtra, the 127th-largest of 137 villages in Ambad taluka. Literacy is 52%, 5 points below the taluka average of 58% and the sex ratio is 910 women per 1,000 men. It lies 56 km from the Jalna district centre, 21 km from Tirthpuri, the nearest town, 31 km from Sarwari railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 431204, served by Ambad post office; the LGD village code is 547826. The nearest hospital or health centre is primary health care, 3 km away. The village votes in Ghansawangi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Hikmat Udhan. The population is estimated at 4,307 in 2026, up 921% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ishwarnagar
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 8
- Power hours (winter)
- 12
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- AMBAD
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 11
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 39
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 11
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 162.97
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 130.87
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Ishwarnagar
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Key facts — Ishwarnagar
- LGD code
- 547826
- Pincode
- 431204
- Post office
- Ambad
- Population (Census 2011)
- 422
- Population (projected 2026)
- 4,307
- Households
- 87
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 910
- Literacy rate
- 52.4%
- Coordinates
- 19.54013°N, 75.75730°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Parbhani
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Ghansawangi
- Member of Parliament
- Sanjay Jadhav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Hikmat Udhan
- Block / Mandal
- Ambad
Getting there
How to reach Ishwarnagar
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai307 kmcapital
- Hyderabad375 km
- Bengaluru756 km
- Chennai864 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationSarwari31 km
- Bus stopbus stand4 km
- Hospital / PHCprimary health care3 km
- ATM / bankBANK4 km
- Petrol pumprelience petrol pump11 km
- CollegeMSS;s College9 km
- Police stationPolice station of ambad9 km
Nearest to the village
- Health centre
- primary health care2.6 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Ishwarnagar
7 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-24
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)