# Krishna Nagar Village, Barjora, Bankura (West Bengal)

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Village · Barjora, Bankura 

# Krishna Nagar

Krishna Nagar is a village in Barjora sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,201 people in 1,136 households**, the 2nd largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 5,201people (2011)
- 1,136households
- 75.4%literacy
- 948females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Krishna Nagar

Of every 100 households in Krishna Nagar in 2011, 73 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Krishna Nagar · ■ Barjora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**78%

Tap water ****13%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****46%**

**65%

Use banking services ****62%**

**60%

Television ****49%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Krishna Nagar?

■ Krishna Nagar · ■ Barjora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.4%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1117**

**943

Working population ****36.2%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.6% for men and 64.3% for women. 59% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 463 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 334 (18%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 752 (40%) · **■** Marginal 329 (17%)

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 Barjora

- Maliara7,918 people
- Hatashuria4,505 people
- Paharpur4,450 people
- Saharjora3,862 people
- Pakhanna3,588 people

[All 198 villages in Barjora](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/barjora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Krishna Nagar?5,201 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Krishna Nagar in?Bankura district (Barjora sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Krishna Nagar?75.4% (Census 2011)