# Krishnabati Village, Bansihari, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Bansihari, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Krishnabati

Krishnabati is a village in Bansihari sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **470 people in 112 households**, the 100th largest of 160 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 470people (2011)
- 112households
- 63.7%literacy
- 888females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Krishnabati

Of every 100 households in Krishnabati in 2011, 52 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Krishnabati · ■ Bansihari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**58%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**27%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**89%

Use banking services ****41%**

**32%

Television ****33%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****23%**

**29%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Krishnabati?

■ Krishnabati · ■ Bansihari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.7%**

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****700**

**972

Working population ****56.0%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.8% for men and 56.0% for women. 56% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 20 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 63 (24%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 45 (17%) · **■** Marginal 134 (51%)

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 Bansihari

- Kelna501 people
- Bhingaldaha489 people
- Selimabad482 people
- Chaugharia471 people
- Alipur468 people
- Mahadipur461 people
- Nachhuapara461 people
- Baje Kanur458 people

[All 161 villages in Bansihari](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/bansihari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Krishnabati?470 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Krishnabati in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Bansihari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Krishnabati?63.7% (Census 2011)