# Krishtanagar Village, Sankrail – Population & Literacy

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Village · Sankrail, Paschim Medinipur 

# Krishtanagar

Krishtanagar is a village in Sankrail sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **192 people in 49 households**, the 194th largest of 247 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 192people (2011)
- 49households
- 82.6%literacy
- 901females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Krishtanagar

Of every 100 households in Krishtanagar in 2011, 74 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Krishtanagar · ■ Sankrail rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****74%**

**32%

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

**1%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****82%**

**51%

Television ****18%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**19%

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 Krishtanagar?

■ Krishtanagar · ■ Sankrail rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.6%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****901**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**973

Working population ****32.8%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.4% for men and 75.9% for women. 55% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 7 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (38%) · **■** Household industry 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 8 (13%) · **■** Marginal 23 (37%)

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 Sankrail

- Kuraria210 people
- Amjhatia199 people
- Gourberya199 people
- Gurigot194 people
- Relagaria192 people
- Kalikanala191 people
- Talai187 people
- Birkanda186 people

[All 287 villages in Sankrail](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/sankrail/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Krishtanagar?192 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Krishtanagar in?Paschim Medinipur district (Sankrail sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Krishtanagar?82.6% (Census 2011)