# Krishnapur Village, Egra - II, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Egra - II, Purba Medinipur 

# Krishnapur

Krishnapur is a village in Egra - II sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **838 people in 187 households**, the 64th largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.5%.

- 838people (2011)
- 187households
- 83.2%literacy
- 949females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Krishnapur

Of every 100 households in Krishnapur in 2011, 81 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Krishnapur · ■ Egra - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**4%

Tap water ****2%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**11%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****10%**

**33%

Television ****6%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**32%

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 · ■ Egra - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.2%**

**86.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1042**

**953

Working population ****62.6%**

**37.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.9% for men and 72.9% for women. 66% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 60 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 121 (23%) · **■** Household industry 31 (6%) · **■** Other work 8 (2%) · **■** Marginal 305 (58%)

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 Egra - II

- Ultabad938 people
- Daudpur892 people
- Kumbha Dharbar891 people
- Shushunia883 people
- Lalpur837 people
- Chandalda827 people
- Alipur814 people
- Darbar Khan Bar766 people

[All 117 villages in Egra - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/egra-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Krishnapur?838 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Krishnapur in?Purba Medinipur district (Egra - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Krishnapur?83.2% (Census 2011)