# Krishnanagar Village, Daspur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Daspur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Krishnanagar

Krishnanagar is a village in Daspur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,347 people in 294 households**, the 55th largest of 157 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.0%.

- 1,347people (2011)
- 294households
- 78.0%literacy
- 990females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Krishnanagar

Of every 100 households in Krishnanagar in 2011, 71 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Krishnanagar · ■ Daspur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**38%

Tap water ****10%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**90%

Use banking services ****48%**

**59%

Television ****31%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**13%

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 Krishnanagar?

■ Krishnanagar · ■ Daspur - I rural average

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

**84.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****741**

**972

Working population ****52.2%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.4% for men and 70.8% for women. 64% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 146 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 144 (20%) · **■** Household industry 49 (7%) · **■** Other work 154 (22%) · **■** Marginal 210 (30%)

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 Daspur - I

- Purushottampur1,471 people
- Singaghai1,435 people
- Kharradha Krishnapur1,398 people
- Jhumjhumi1,357 people
- Kotalpur1,342 people
- Sahapur1,336 people
- Laoda1,328 people
- Saiyadkarim1,322 people

[All 162 villages in Daspur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/daspur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Krishnanagar?1,347 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Krishnanagar in?Paschim Medinipur district (Daspur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Krishnanagar?78.0% (Census 2011)