# Krishnapur Village, Chandrakona - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Chandrakona - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Krishnapur

Krishnapur is a village in Chandrakona - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,083 people in 1,400 households**, the 1st largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%.

- 6,083people (2011)
- 1,400households
- 59.5%literacy
- 965females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Krishnapur

Of every 100 households in Krishnapur in 2011, 12 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Krishnapur · ■ Chandrakona - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**63%

Tap water ****39%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**16%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****57%**

**88%

Use banking services ****53%**

**54%

Television ****2%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****65%**

**20%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 · ■ Chandrakona - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.5%**

**77.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****879**

**974

Working population ****29.7%**

**38.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.4% for men and 54.4% for women. 50% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 100 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 799 (44%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Other work 88 (5%) · **■** Marginal 803 (44%)

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 Chandrakona - II

- Jhakra4,993 people
- Bala4,604 people
- Murakata4,411 people
- Kuapur3,215 people

[All 131 villages in Chandrakona - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/chandrakona-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Krishnapur?6,083 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Krishnapur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Chandrakona - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Krishnapur?59.5% (Census 2011)