# Krishnagar Village, Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Krishnagar

Krishnagar is a village in Balurghat sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **532 people in 136 households**, the 152nd largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 532people (2011)
- 136households
- 58.5%literacy
- 914females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Krishnagar

Of every 100 households in Krishnagar in 2011, 38 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Krishnagar · ■ Balurghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**65%

Tap water ****4%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**90%

Use banking services ****54%**

**41%

Television ****18%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****28%**

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Krishnagar?

■ Krishnagar · ■ Balurghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.5%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****593**

**965

Working population ****56.8%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.1% for men and 50.4% for women. 64% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 90 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 143 (47%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 63 (21%) · **■** Marginal 5 (2%)

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 Balurghat

- Satakhanda540 people
- Baidul538 people
- Krisnapur536 people
- Hasail532 people
- Chak Bhikan530 people
- Ristara524 people
- Madanganj522 people
- Chak Hosen519 people

[All 307 villages in Balurghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/balurghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Krishnagar?532 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Krishnagar in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Krishnagar?58.5% (Census 2011)