# Krishna Nagar Village, Jhargram – Population & Literacy

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Village · Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur 

# Krishna Nagar

Krishna Nagar is a village in Jhargram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **206 people in 56 households**, the 289th largest of 489 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 206people (2011)
- 56households
- 67.0%literacy
- 1,040females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Krishna Nagar

Of every 100 households in Krishna Nagar in 2011, 54 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Krishna Nagar · ■ Jhargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**30%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****16%**

**34%

Television ****16%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**17%

Own their home ****86%**

**98%

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 Krishna Nagar?

■ Krishna Nagar · ■ Jhargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.0%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1040**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****846**

**979

Working population ****40.3%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.5% for men and 55.3% for women. 52% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 7 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (36%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 22 (27%) · **■** Marginal 23 (28%)

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 Jhargram

- Petbindhi209 people
- Ghagrasol208 people
- Malapada207 people
- Ranidihi207 people
- Nekrasuli206 people
- Dhansol205 people
- Jhinki205 people
- Kalabani205 people

[All 604 villages in Jhargram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/jhargram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Krishna Nagar?206 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Krishna Nagar in?Paschim Medinipur district (Jhargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Krishna Nagar?67.0% (Census 2011)