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

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Village · Tapan, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Krishnabati

Krishnabati is a village in Tapan sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,499 people in 360 households**, the 42nd largest of 271 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.6%.

- 1,499people (2011)
- 360households
- 69.0%literacy
- 965females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Krishnabati

Of every 100 households in Krishnabati in 2011, 47 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Krishnabati · ■ Tapan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**75%

Tap water ****30%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**11%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**94%

Use banking services ****17%**

**26%

Television ****28%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**33%

Own their home ****95%**

**98%

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 · ■ Tapan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.0%**

**68.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1147**

**954

Working population ****40.1%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.1% for men and 64.8% for women. 60% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 225 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 89 (15%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 168 (28%) · **■** Marginal 115 (19%)

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 Tapan

- Muraripur1,529 people
- Rampur1,526 people
- Kazi Bhagi1,521 people
- Malancha1,515 people
- Jiyatkunda1,469 people
- Dwip Khanda1,432 people
- Atila1,425 people
- Balapur1,425 people

[All 279 villages in Tapan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/tapan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Krishnabati?1,499 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Krishnabati in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Tapan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Krishnabati?69.0% (Census 2011)