# Krishnabati Village, Balagarh, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Balagarh, Hugli 

# Krishnabati

Krishnabati is a village in Balagarh sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,070 people in 1,489 households**, the 3rd largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.2%.

- 6,070people (2011)
- 1,489households
- 72.6%literacy
- 959females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Krishnabati

Of every 100 households in Krishnabati in 2011, 38 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Krishnabati · ■ Balagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**40%

Tap water ****5%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**81%

Use banking services ****29%**

**48%

Television ****19%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**21%

Own their home ****97%**

**94%

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 · ■ Balagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.6%**

**76.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****872**

**948

Working population ****38.6%**

**41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.5% for men and 67.5% for women. 63% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 397 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 709 (30%) · **■** Household industry 53 (2%) · **■** Other work 858 (37%) · **■** Marginal 324 (14%)

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 Balagarh

- Dakshin Gopalpur7,581 people
- Bhabanipur Char7,246 people
- Serpur5,983 people
- Aida Kismat4,843 people
- Dumurdahadham4,817 people
- Nutan Char Krishnabati4,715 people

[All 132 villages in Balagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/balagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Krishnabati?6,070 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Krishnabati in?Hugli district (Balagarh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Krishnabati?72.6% (Census 2011)