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

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Village · Kumarganj, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Krishnapur

Krishnapur is a village in Kumarganj sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,110 people in 266 households**, the 46th largest of 208 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 1,110people (2011)
- 266households
- 86.5%literacy
- 986females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Krishnapur

Of every 100 households in Krishnapur in 2011, 38 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Krishnapur · ■ Kumarganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**70%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**33%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**93%

Use banking services ****52%**

**25%

Television ****15%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**33%

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 Krishnapur?

■ Krishnapur · ■ Kumarganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.5%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1085**

**951

Working population ****25.3%**

**43.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.3% for men and 84.6% for women. 46% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 146 (52%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (7%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 26 (9%) · **■** Marginal 88 (31%)

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 Kumarganj

- Brahmapur1,223 people
- Angina1,194 people
- Ajhair1,139 people
- Mohana1,122 people
- Bhagabatipur1,105 people
- Badikanai1,102 people
- Agachha1,069 people
- Tilna1,067 people

[All 218 villages in Kumarganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/kumarganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Krishnapur?1,110 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Krishnapur in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Kumarganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Krishnapur?86.5% (Census 2011)