# Krishnapur Village, Jamalpur, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Jamalpur, Barddhaman 

# Krishnapur

Krishnapur is a village in Jamalpur sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **971 people in 196 households**, the 95th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.1%.

- 971people (2011)
- 196households
- 75.9%literacy
- 954females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Krishnapur

Of every 100 households in Krishnapur in 2011, 42 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Krishnapur · ■ Jamalpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****43%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**46%

Tap water ****44%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**84%

Use banking services ****38%**

**65%

Television ****16%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**12%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****0%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 · ■ Jamalpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.9%**

**74.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1395**

**982

Working population ****33.4%**

**44.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.7% for men and 69.6% for women. 60% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 108 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 82 (25%) · **■** Other work 44 (14%) · **■** Marginal 90 (28%)

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 Jamalpur

- Kubajpur1,041 people
- Ruda1,017 people
- Chouberia1,011 people
- Krishnachandrapur985 people
- Uttar Mohanpur939 people
- Ilampur931 people
- Mirzzapur903 people
- Bishnubati859 people

[All 123 villages in Jamalpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/jamalpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Krishnapur?971 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Krishnapur in?Barddhaman district (Jamalpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Krishnapur?75.9% (Census 2011)