# Krishnapur Village, Saltora, Bankura (West Bengal)

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Village · Saltora, Bankura 

# Krishnapur

Krishnapur is a village in Saltora sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **209 people in 41 households**, the 129th largest of 145 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 61.5%.

- 209people (2011)
- 41households
- 62.4%literacy
- 850females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Krishnapur

Of every 100 households in Krishnapur in 2011, 14 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Krishnapur · ■ Saltora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**32%

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

**8%

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

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

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

**7%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%**

**66%

Use banking services ****17%**

**45%

Television ****7%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****48%**

**36%

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 Krishnapur?

■ Krishnapur · ■ Saltora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.4%**

**61.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****850**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****333**

**939

Working population ****36.4%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.2% for men and 53.8% for women. 58% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Household industry 3 (4%) · **■** Other work 8 (11%) · **■** Marginal 65 (86%)

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 Saltora

- Hirerban293 people
- Siakuldoba289 people
- Lakshankata268 people
- Nabagram261 people
- Dighit193 people
- Madhabpur187 people
- Bansh Ketia184 people
- Paharpur181 people

[All 157 villages in Saltora](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/saltora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Krishnapur?209 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Krishnapur in?Bankura district (Saltora sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Krishnapur?62.4% (Census 2011)