# Bankrishnapur Village, Chanditala - I, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Chanditala - I, Hugli 

# Bankrishnapur

Bankrishnapur is a village in Chanditala - I sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,610 people in 321 households**, the 26th largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.9%.

- 1,610people (2011)
- 321households
- 85.5%literacy
- 857females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bankrishnapur

Of every 100 households in Bankrishnapur in 2011, 88 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bankrishnapur · ■ Chanditala - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****73%**

**67%

No toilet (open defecation) ****27%**

**31%

Tap water ****1%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****55%**

**68%

Use banking services ****69%**

**54%

Television ****48%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**18%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****2%**

**11%

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 Bankrishnapur?

■ Bankrishnapur · ■ Chanditala - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.5%**

**82.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****857**

**990

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****586**

**977

Working population ****38.1%**

**36.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.6% for men and 77.6% for women. 65% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 47 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 43 (7%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 471 (77%) · **■** Marginal 45 (7%)

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 Chanditala - I

- Madhupur1,846 people
- Krishnanagar1,712 people
- Dudhkomra1,692 people
- Radhaballabhpur1,655 people
- Singjor1,589 people
- Anantarampur1,582 people
- Mukundapur1,579 people
- Mamudpur1,522 people

[All 47 villages in Chanditala - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/chanditala-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bankrishnapur?1,610 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bankrishnapur in?Hugli district (Chanditala - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bankrishnapur?85.5% (Census 2011)