# Krishnapur Village, Dantan - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Dantan - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Krishnapur

Krishnapur is a village in Dantan - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,541 people in 351 households**, the 30th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%.

- 1,541people (2011)
- 351households
- 72.8%literacy
- 938females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Krishnapur

Of every 100 households in Krishnapur in 2011, 35 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Krishnapur · ■ Dantan - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****45%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**59%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**97%

Use banking services ****84%**

**62%

Television ****22%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**22%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 · ■ Dantan - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.8%**

**73.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****824**

**963

Working population ****39.5%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.7% for men and 64.7% for women. 56% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 42 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 232 (38%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 125 (21%) · **■** Marginal 209 (34%)

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 Dantan - I

- Gopinathpur1,584 people
- Maliara Sundarpur1,581 people
- Anikola1,579 people
- Solpota1,578 people
- Uchadiha1,428 people
- Pundra1,385 people
- Jaypur1,347 people
- Sastanagar1,344 people

[All 198 villages in Dantan - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/dantan-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Krishnapur?1,541 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Krishnapur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Dantan - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Krishnapur?72.8% (Census 2011)