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

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Village · Chanditala - I, Hugli 

# Krishnanagar

Krishnanagar is a village in Chanditala - I sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,712 people in 371 households**, the 23rd largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.9%.

- 1,712people (2011)
- 371households
- 76.5%literacy
- 957females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Krishnanagar

Of every 100 households in Krishnanagar in 2011, 74 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Krishnanagar · ■ Chanditala - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**67%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**31%

Tap water ****1%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**36%

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

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**68%

Use banking services ****60%**

**54%

Television ****39%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**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 Krishnanagar?

■ Krishnanagar · ■ Chanditala - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.5%**

**82.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**990

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****632**

**977

Working population ****38.8%**

**36.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.3% for men and 72.7% for women. 67% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 51 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 376 (57%) · **■** Household industry 35 (5%) · **■** Other work 171 (26%) · **■** Marginal 32 (5%)

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

- Bade Sola2,094 people
- Shyamsundarpur2,028 people
- Paschim Tajpur1,873 people
- Madhupur1,846 people
- Dudhkomra1,692 people
- Radhaballabhpur1,655 people
- Bankrishnapur1,610 people
- Singjor1,589 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Krishnanagar?1,712 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Krishnanagar in?Hugli district (Chanditala - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Krishnanagar?76.5% (Census 2011)