# Krishnapur Village, Dantan - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Dantan - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Krishnapur

Krishnapur is a village in Dantan - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,198 people in 255 households**, the 47th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 1,198people (2011)
- 255households
- 78.0%literacy
- 954females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Krishnapur

Of every 100 households in Krishnapur in 2011, 99 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Krishnapur · ■ Dantan - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**17%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**31%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****48%**

**60%

Television ****15%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.0%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****915**

**953

Working population ****35.3%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.2% for men and 72.5% for women. 60% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 164 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 162 (38%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 27 (6%) · **■** Marginal 68 (16%)

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 - II

- Jalgoda1,244 people
- Kasnmali1,244 people
- Lalpur1,244 people
- Japhala1,218 people
- Agarbar1,180 people
- Lakibar1,168 people
- Uttar Asda1,118 people
- Damodarpur1,110 people

[All 128 villages in Dantan - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/dantan-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Krishnapur?1,198 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Krishnapur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Dantan - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Krishnapur?78.0% (Census 2011)