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

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Village · Raipur, Bankura 

# Krishna Nagar

Krishna Nagar is a village in Raipur sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,406 people in 299 households**, the 28th largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 1,406people (2011)
- 299households
- 59.2%literacy
- 942females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Krishna Nagar

Of every 100 households in Krishna Nagar in 2011, 40 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Krishna Nagar · ■ Raipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**41%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**11%

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

**2%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****98%**

**66%

Television ****10%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**22%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 · ■ Raipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.2%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****762**

**930

Working population ****37.3%**

**46.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.4% for men and 47.7% for women. 55% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 151 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 166 (32%) · **■** Household industry 58 (11%) · **■** Other work 22 (4%) · **■** Marginal 128 (24%)

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 Raipur

- Kumarara1,480 people
- Kadmagar1,475 people
- Poshda1,475 people
- Pirra1,441 people
- Sirsa1,365 people
- Golor1,355 people
- Baksi1,351 people
- Bhagra1,309 people

[All 205 villages in Raipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/raipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Krishna Nagar?1,406 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Krishna Nagar in?Bankura district (Raipur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Krishna Nagar?59.2% (Census 2011)