# Krishnapur Village, Burdwan - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Burdwan - I, Barddhaman 

# Krishnapur

Krishnapur is a village in Burdwan - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,279 people in 1,428 households**, the 4th largest of 75 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.8%.

- 6,279people (2011)
- 1,428households
- 71.8%literacy
- 939females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Krishnapur

Of every 100 households in Krishnapur in 2011, 44 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Krishnapur · ■ Burdwan - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****47%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****34%**

**48%

Tap water ****17%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****44%**

**74%

Use banking services ****32%**

**50%

Television ****35%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****30%**

**25%

Own their home ****78%**

**93%

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 · ■ Burdwan - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.8%**

**74.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****910**

**981

Working population ****33.4%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.3% for men and 64.9% for women. 54% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 149 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 143 (7%) · **■** Household industry 172 (8%) · **■** Other work 1,297 (62%) · **■** Marginal 338 (16%)

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 Burdwan - I

- Rayan18,973 people
- Kurman8,478 people
- Sadhanpur8,181 people
- Simdali5,501 people
- Talit5,240 people
- Kharjuli4,198 people
- Jagadabad4,006 people

[All 76 villages in Burdwan - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/burdwan-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Krishnapur?6,279 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Krishnapur in?Barddhaman district (Burdwan - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Krishnapur?71.8% (Census 2011)