# Krishna Sayer Village, Sonamukhi, Bankura (West Bengal)

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Village · Sonamukhi, Bankura 

# Krishna Sayer

Krishna Sayer is a village in Sonamukhi sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **969 people in 216 households**, the 58th largest of 161 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.2%.

- 969people (2011)
- 216households
- 63.8%literacy
- 930females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Krishna Sayer

Of every 100 households in Krishna Sayer in 2011, 39 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Krishna Sayer · ■ Sonamukhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****39%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**81%

Tap water ****5%**

**4%

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

**35%

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

**1%

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

**75%

Use banking services ****71%**

**53%

Television ****14%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**22%

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 Sayer?

■ Krishna Sayer · ■ Sonamukhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.8%**

**66.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****714**

**948

Working population ****49.2%**

**45.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.5% for men and 55.7% for women. 59% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 71 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 35 (7%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 31 (6%) · **■** Marginal 339 (71%)

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 Sonamukhi

- Madanmohanpur1,059 people
- Bandi Rampur1,043 people
- Khag Baikunthapur1,042 people
- Purba Patrahati1,002 people
- Keneti967 people
- Hamirhati955 people
- Kalyanpur951 people
- Aralkola937 people

[All 186 villages in Sonamukhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/sonamukhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Krishna Sayer?969 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Krishna Sayer in?Bankura district (Sonamukhi sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Krishna Sayer?63.8% (Census 2011)