# Krishnapur Village, Kharagpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Krishnapur

Krishnapur is a village in Kharagpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,119 people in 298 households**, the 38th largest of 330 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 1,119people (2011)
- 298households
- 74.1%literacy
- 984females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Krishnapur

Of every 100 households in Krishnapur in 2011, 6 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Krishnapur · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**50%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**26%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****13%**

**42%

Television ****4%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.1%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1031**

**970

Working population ****51.9%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.2% for men and 63.8% for women. 60% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 80 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 205 (35%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 53 (9%) · **■** Marginal 234 (40%)

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 Kharagpur - II

- Atra1,166 people
- Radhanagar1,148 people
- Amulpur1,138 people
- Gokulpur1,126 people
- Muksudpur1,114 people
- Dakshinsimla1,112 people
- Panisiulya1,086 people
- Amlataria1,064 people

[All 353 villages in Kharagpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/kharagpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Krishnapur?1,119 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Krishnapur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Krishnapur?74.1% (Census 2011)