Village · Sonamukhi, Bankura
# Krishnabati

Krishnabati is a village in Sonamukhi sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 612 people in 126 households, the 99th largest of 161 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.2%.
- 612 people (2011)
- 126 households
- 78.5% literacy
- 866 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Krishnabati

Of every 100 households in Krishnabati in 2011, 27 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Krishnabati · ■ Sonamukhi rural average
- Electricity for lighting 27% 37%
- Toilet within the home 22% 18%
- No toilet (open defecation) 78% 81%
- Tap water 0% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 20% 35%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 75%
- Use banking services 80% 53%
- Television 12% 17%
- Mobile phone 43% 31%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 7% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 1%
- None of these assets 20% 22%
- Own their home 96% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Krishnabati?

■ Krishnabati · ■ Sonamukhi rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 78.5% 66.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 866 945
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 828 948
- Working population 32.7% 45.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.9% for men and 71.2% for women. 55% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 102 (51%) · ■ Farm labourers 47 (24%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 43 (22%) · ■ Marginal 7 (4%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Sonamukhi
- Prayagpur 635 people
- Rani Bandh 628 people
- Bneshe 625 people
- Karjbani 616 people
- Bhat Pushkarini 586 people
- Merashol 585 people
- Ratnapur 567 people
- Baharpur 565 people

All 186 villages in Sonamukhi

## Other places named Krishnabati
- Krishnabati · Village, Balagarh, Hugli · 6,070 people
- Krishnabati · Village, Purbasthali - II, Barddhaman · 4,186 people
- Krishnabati · Village, Mangolkote, Barddhaman · 3,596 people
- Krishnabati · Village, Pursura, Hugli · 1,677 people
- Krishnabati · Village, Tapan, Dakshin Dinajpur · 1,499 people
- Krishna Bati · Village, Patrasayer, Bankura · 1,180 people

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Krishnabati? 612 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Krishnabati in? Bankura district (Sonamukhi sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Krishnabati? 78.5% (Census 2011)

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