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

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Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Krisnapur

Krisnapur is a village in Balurghat sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **536 people in 135 households**, the 150th largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 536people (2011)
- 135households
- 63.6%literacy
- 836females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Krisnapur

Of every 100 households in Krisnapur in 2011, 31 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Krisnapur · ■ Balurghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**65%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**47%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**90%

Use banking services ****4%**

**41%

Television ****24%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****20%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Krisnapur?

■ Krisnapur · ■ Balurghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.6%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****836**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****694**

**965

Working population ****54.7%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.3% for men and 55.7% for women. 63% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 28 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 93 (32%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 153 (52%) · **■** Marginal 16 (5%)

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

- Rahatail550 people
- Ramprosad542 people
- Satakhanda540 people
- Baidul538 people
- Hasail532 people
- Krishnagar532 people
- Chak Bhikan530 people
- Ristara524 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Krisnapur?536 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Krisnapur in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Krisnapur?63.6% (Census 2011)