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

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Village · Bansihari, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Krishnapur

Krishnapur is a village in Bansihari sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **709 people in 164 households**, the 71st largest of 160 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 709people (2011)
- 164households
- 65.8%literacy
- 1,014females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Krishnapur

Of every 100 households in Krishnapur in 2011, 40 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Krishnapur · ■ Bansihari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**58%

Tap water ****1%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**89%

Use banking services ****42%**

**32%

Television ****25%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****33%**

**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 Krishnapur?

■ Krishnapur · ■ Bansihari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.8%**

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1014**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****860**

**972

Working population ****37.2%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.4% for men and 55.6% for women. 55% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 36 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 156 (59%) · **■** Other work 71 (27%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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

- Daudpur732 people
- Rangapukur726 people
- Bataskuri715 people
- Dhutura709 people
- Bikaldanga708 people
- Angaran696 people
- Balipukur694 people
- Banipara692 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Krishnapur?709 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Krishnapur in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Bansihari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Krishnapur?65.8% (Census 2011)