# Purba Krishnapur, Maldah (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kaliachak - I, Maldah 

# Purba Krishnapur

Purba Krishnapur is a village in [Kaliachak - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/kaliachak-i/) sub-district of [Maldah](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **1,666 people in 382 households**, the 41st largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%.

- 1,666people (2011)
- 382households
- 49.1%literacy
- 986females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Purba Krishnapur

Of every 100 households in Purba Krishnapur in 2011, 47 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Purba Krishnapur · ■ Kaliachak - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**62%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**78%

Use banking services ****3%**

**22%

Television ****3%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****86%**

**39%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Purba Krishnapur?

■ Purba Krishnapur · ■ Kaliachak - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.1%**

**63.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****856**

**956

Working population ****47.2%**

**45.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 46.5% for men and 51.7% for women. 46% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 68 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 99 (13%) · **■** Household industry 207 (26%) · **■** Other work 186 (24%) · **■** Marginal 227 (29%)

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

- Marupur1,888 people
- Baranagar1,795 people
- Paharpur1,794 people
- Natibpur1,678 people
- Uttar Raypur1,415 people
- Innatpur1,334 people
- Buzruk Pirozpur1,296 people
- Madhugram1,146 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Purba Krishnapur?1,666 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purba Krishnapur in?Maldah district (Kaliachak - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Purba Krishnapur?49.1% (Census 2011)