# Krishnapur Village, Kaliachak - I, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Kaliachak - I, Maldah 

# Krishnapur

Krishnapur is a village in Kaliachak - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,953 people in 1,053 households**, the 21st largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%.

- 4,953people (2011)
- 1,053households
- 64.3%literacy
- 988females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Krishnapur

Of every 100 households in Krishnapur in 2011, 43 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Krishnapur · ■ Kaliachak - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**62%

Tap water ****17%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**53%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**78%

Use banking services ****11%**

**22%

Television ****11%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****52%**

**39%

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 · ■ Kaliachak - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.3%**

**63.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****978**

**956

Working population ****46.7%**

**45.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.6% for men and 61.1% for women. 51% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 105 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 152 (7%) · **■** Household industry 521 (23%) · **■** Other work 754 (33%) · **■** Marginal 780 (34%)

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 Kaliachak - I

- Dakshin Raypur6,442 people
- Selimpur6,315 people
- Kadamtala5,781 people
- Jagadishpur5,581 people
- Maksudpur4,874 people
- Jaluabadhal4,787 people
- Chhirampur4,714 people
- Harochak4,712 people

[All 55 villages in Kaliachak - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/kaliachak-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Krishnapur?4,953 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Krishnapur in?Maldah district (Kaliachak - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Krishnapur?64.3% (Census 2011)