# Krishnapur Village, Simlapal, Bankura (West Bengal)

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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 **989 people in 198 households**, the 42nd largest of 191 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 35.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.4%.

- 989people (2011)
- 198households
- 35.3%literacy
- 951females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Krishnapur

Of every 100 households in Krishnapur in 2011, 27 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Krishnapur · ■ Simlapal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**90%

Tap water ****7%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**18%

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

**2%

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

**84%

Use banking services ****42%**

**52%

Television ****11%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**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+) ****35.3%**

**68.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****945**

**960

Working population ****55.0%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 43.8% for men and 26.4% for women. 58% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 31 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (2%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 30 (6%) · **■** Marginal 467 (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 Simlapal

- Maidhara1,065 people
- Kukrakhondar1,044 people
- Tentulia1,035 people
- Bansi1,027 people
- Arra979 people
- Jugidangra976 people
- Patharkhamar963 people
- Talda947 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Krishnapur?989 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Krishnapur in?Bankura district (Simlapal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Krishnapur?35.3% (Census 2011)