# Berkrishnapur Village, Bongaon – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bongaon, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Berkrishnapur

Berkrishnapur is a village in Bongaon sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **690 people in 180 households**, the 142nd largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.7%.

- 690people (2011)
- 180households
- 78.2%literacy
- 1,012females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Berkrishnapur

Of every 100 households in Berkrishnapur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Berkrishnapur · ■ Bongaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****59%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****41%**

**19%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**56%

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

**5%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****23%**

**38%

Television ****9%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****7%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****21%**

**22%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Berkrishnapur?

■ Berkrishnapur · ■ Bongaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.2%**

**79.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1012**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1038**

**962

Working population ****29.9%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.1% for men and 69.4% for women. 56% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 55 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 127 (62%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 4 (2%) · **■** Marginal 19 (9%)

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 Bongaon

- Janipur725 people
- Magurkhali719 people
- Asurhat716 people
- Joka692 people
- Talkola686 people
- Kaikhali569 people
- Pathantala535 people
- Dakshin Kulbaria439 people

[All 150 villages in Bongaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/bongaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Berkrishnapur?690 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Berkrishnapur in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Bongaon sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Berkrishnapur?78.2% (Census 2011)