# Krishnanagar Village, Jangipara, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Jangipara, Hugli 

# Krishnanagar

Krishnanagar is a village in Jangipara sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **10,520 people in 2,541 households**, the 1st largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 10,520people (2011)
- 2,541households
- 83.6%literacy
- 971females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Krishnanagar

Of every 100 households in Krishnanagar in 2011, 74 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Krishnanagar · ■ Jangipara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**36%

Tap water ****46%**

**24%

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

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%**

**81%

Use banking services ****61%**

**49%

Television ****53%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**11%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Krishnanagar?

■ Krishnanagar · ■ Jangipara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.6%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****877**

**952

Working population ****43.6%**

**41.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.6% for men and 77.6% for women. 65% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 389 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 849 (18%) · **■** Household industry 696 (15%) · **■** Other work 1,864 (41%) · **■** Marginal 792 (17%)

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 Jangipara

- Furfura7,407 people
- Kotalpur6,948 people
- Mandalika5,946 people
- Borhal4,548 people

[All 128 villages in Jangipara](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/jangipara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Krishnanagar?10,520 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Krishnanagar in?Hugli district (Jangipara sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Krishnanagar?83.6% (Census 2011)