# Krishnapur Village, Polba - Dadpur, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Polba - Dadpur, Hugli 

# Krishnapur

Krishnapur is a village in Polba - Dadpur sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **706 people in 190 households**, the 138th largest of 193 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%.

- 706people (2011)
- 190households
- 77.6%literacy
- 888females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Krishnapur

Of every 100 households in Krishnapur in 2011, 35 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Krishnapur · ■ Polba - Dadpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**58%

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

**49%

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

**50%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

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

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**86%

Use banking services ****98%**

**56%

Television ****23%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Krishnapur?

■ Krishnapur · ■ Polba - Dadpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.6%**

**75.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**942

Working population ****58.4%**

**45.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.8% for men and 67.4% for women. 69% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 47 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 154 (37%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 102 (25%) · **■** Marginal 104 (25%)

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 Polba - Dadpur

- Purat736 people
- Chautara732 people
- Derui730 people
- Chaupala719 people
- Goaljor695 people
- Atpukur684 people
- Ampala681 people
- Anantapur659 people

[All 194 villages in Polba - Dadpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/polba-dadpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Krishnapur?706 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Krishnapur in?Hugli district (Polba - Dadpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Krishnapur?77.6% (Census 2011)