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'Village for Sale’: Parched hamlet's desperate plea amid water crisis in Maharashtra
Reported by The New Indian Express.
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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Pundlik Shyamrao Sathe
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- LGD code
- 533848
- Pincode
- 442201
- Post office
- Arvi (Wardha)
- Population
- 199
- Households
- 52
- Literacy rate
- 62.8%
- Sex ratio
- 1261 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 123
Census 2011 · in context
How Krishnapur compares
By population, Krishnapur ranks #112 of 220 villages in Arvi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
62.8%
−13.1% vs mandal average
- Krishnapur
- 62.8%
- Arvi mandal
- 75.9%
- Wardha district
- 78.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,261
+323 vs mandal average
- Krishnapur
- 1,261
- Arvi mandal
- 938
Household size
people per home
3.8
−0.3 vs mandal average
- Krishnapur
- 3.8
- Arvi mandal
- 4.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Krishnapur at a glance
Krishnapur is a village of 199 people in 52 households (Census 2011) in Arvi taluka, Wardha district, Maharashtra, the 112th-largest of 220 villages in Arvi taluka. Literacy is 63%, 13 points below the taluka average of 76% and the sex ratio is 1,261 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 442201, served by Arvi (Wardha) post office; the LGD village code is 533848. The sarpanch is Pundlik Shyamrao Sathe, and the village votes in Dhamangaon Railway assembly constituency, represented by MLA Adsad Pratap Arunbhau. The population is estimated at 235 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Krishnapur
- 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
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 16
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- 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
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- PULGAON
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 10
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 41
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 32
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 301.97
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 166.59
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Krishnapur
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Krishnapur
- LGD code
- 533848
- Pincode
- 442201
- Post office
- Arvi (Wardha)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 199
- Population (projected 2026)
- 235
- Households
- 52
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1261
- Literacy rate
- 62.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Wardha
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Dhamangaon Railway
- Member of Parliament
- Amar Kale
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Adsad Pratap Arunbhau
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Pundlik Shyamrao Sathe
- Block / Mandal
- Arvi
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)