# Krishnagar Village, Nandigram - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Nandigram - II, Purba Medinipur 

# Krishnagar

Krishnagar is a village in Nandigram - II sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,875 people in 795 households**, the 11th largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 89.1%.

- 3,875people (2011)
- 795households
- 88.0%literacy
- 932females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Krishnagar

Of every 100 households in Krishnagar in 2011, 23 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Krishnagar · ■ Nandigram - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**4%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**2%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**92%

Use banking services ****46%**

**40%

Television ****10%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**23%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

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 Krishnagar?

■ Krishnagar · ■ Nandigram - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.0%**

**89.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****788**

**933

Working population ****34.0%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.8% for men and 82.0% for women. 55% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 116 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 430 (33%) · **■** Household industry 37 (3%) · **■** Other work 283 (21%) · **■** Marginal 452 (34%)

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 Nandigram - II

- Bayal5,543 people
- Amratalya5,287 people
- Hanu Bhunya4,768 people
- Bheturya4,695 people
- Rankinipur3,777 people
- Gopal Chak3,413 people
- Gopalpur3,336 people
- Rani Chak3,185 people

[All 40 villages in Nandigram - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/nandigram-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Krishnagar?3,875 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Krishnagar in?Purba Medinipur district (Nandigram - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Krishnagar?88.0% (Census 2011)