# Krishnapur Village, Lalgola, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Lalgola, Murshidabad 

# Krishnapur

Krishnapur is a village in Lalgola sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **19,462 people in 4,027 households**, the 2nd largest of 84 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.3%.

- 19,462people (2011)
- 4,027households
- 67.3%literacy
- 943females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Krishnapur

Of every 100 households in Krishnapur in 2011, 60 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Krishnapur · ■ Lalgola rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**39%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**59%

Tap water ****8%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**89%

Use banking services ****30%**

**25%

Television ****31%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****35%**

**38%

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 Krishnapur?

■ Krishnapur · ■ Lalgola rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.3%**

**64.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****962**

**977

Working population ****36.9%**

**34.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.3% for men and 64.1% for women. 54% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 219 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 410 (6%) · **■** Household industry 646 (9%) · **■** Other work 4,536 (63%) · **■** Marginal 1,379 (19%)

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 Lalgola

- Lalgola31,698 people
- Bayra15,259 people
- Maia15,131 people
- Paharpur13,368 people
- Paikpara12,138 people

[All 94 villages in Lalgola](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/lalgola/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Krishnapur?19,462 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Krishnapur in?Murshidabad district (Lalgola sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Krishnapur?67.3% (Census 2011)