# Helenchi Village, Krishnaganj, Nadia (West Bengal)

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Village · Krishnaganj, Nadia 

# Helenchi

Helenchi is a village in Krishnaganj sub-district of Nadia district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,610 people in 1,078 households**, the 10th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.9%.

- 4,610people (2011)
- 1,078households
- 68.2%literacy
- 946females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Helenchi

Of every 100 households in Helenchi in 2011, 34 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Helenchi · ■ Krishnaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****86%**

**75%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**24%

Tap water ****9%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****79%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**90%

Use banking services ****41%**

**39%

Television ****21%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****30%**

**23%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Helenchi?

■ Helenchi · ■ Krishnaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.2%**

**72.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1055**

**966

Working population ****40.5%**

**35.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.9% for men and 58.9% for women. 59% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 444 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 644 (34%) · **■** Household industry 77 (4%) · **■** Other work 373 (20%) · **■** Marginal 329 (18%)

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 Krishnaganj

- Chandan Nagar5,419 people
- Gede5,396 people
- Bhajanghat5,206 people
- Durgapur4,717 people
- Songhata4,498 people
- Jayghata4,327 people
- Adityapur3,875 people
- Krishna Pur3,775 people

[All 54 villages in Krishnaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/krishnaganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Helenchi?4,610 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Helenchi in?Nadia district (Krishnaganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Helenchi?68.2% (Census 2011)