# Krishnapur Village, Kanksa, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Kanksa, Barddhaman 

# Krishnapur

Krishnapur is a village in Kanksa sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **435 people in 109 households**, the 64th largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%.

- 435people (2011)
- 109households
- 59.8%literacy
- 867females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Krishnapur

Of every 100 households in Krishnapur in 2011, 26 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Krishnapur · ■ Kanksa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**68%

Tap water ****1%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**38%

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

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**70%

Use banking services ****96%**

**68%

Television ****20%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**12%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****17%**

**18%

Own their home ****96%**

**96%

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 · ■ Kanksa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.8%**

**72.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****867**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****778**

**976

Working population ****53.3%**

**45.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.5% for men and 51.1% for women. 61% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 16 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 19 (8%) · **■** Marginal 196 (84%)

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 Kanksa

- Nimtikari490 people
- Banagram488 people
- Radhanagar465 people
- Garkilla Kherobari439 people
- Rautdihi433 people
- Mahalchandni347 people
- Dubrajpur342 people
- Sundipur312 people

[All 82 villages in Kanksa](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/kanksa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Krishnapur?435 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Krishnapur in?Barddhaman district (Kanksa sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Krishnapur?59.8% (Census 2011)