# Krishnapur Village, Simlapal, Bankura (West Bengal) (2)

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Village · Simlapal, Bankura 

# Krishnapur

Krishnapur is a village in Simlapal sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **870 people in 174 households**, the 51st largest of 191 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.4%.

- 870people (2011)
- 174households
- 85.8%literacy
- 933females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Krishnapur

Of every 100 households in Krishnapur in 2011, 54 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Krishnapur · ■ Simlapal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**84%

Use banking services ****94%**

**52%

Television ****45%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****32%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**24%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 · ■ Simlapal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.8%**

**68.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****757**

**960

Working population ****31.7%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.5% for men and 79.8% for women. 55% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 145 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 52 (19%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 68 (25%) · **■** Marginal 9 (3%)

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 Simlapal

- Mandalgram899 people
- Jagannathpur875 people
- Jhikri873 people
- Sarasbakra873 people
- Harintuli855 people
- Raybandh838 people
- Rambandh824 people
- Baradhara820 people

[All 202 villages in Simlapal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/simlapal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Krishnapur?870 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Krishnapur in?Bankura district (Simlapal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Krishnapur?85.8% (Census 2011)