# Chaksrikrishna Village, Potashpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Potashpur - II, Purba Medinipur 

# Chaksrikrishna

Chaksrikrishna is a village in Potashpur - II sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **791 people in 175 households**, the 77th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.5%.

- 791people (2011)
- 175households
- 84.6%literacy
- 879females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chaksrikrishna

Of every 100 households in Chaksrikrishna in 2011, 64 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chaksrikrishna · ■ Potashpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**5%

Tap water ****2%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**24%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****50%**

**36%

Television ****12%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**21%

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 Chaksrikrishna?

■ Chaksrikrishna · ■ Potashpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.6%**

**86.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****879**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****638**

**943

Working population ****64.0%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.5% for men and 79.3% for women. 62% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 71 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 71 (14%) · **■** Other work 14 (3%) · **■** Marginal 350 (69%)

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 Potashpur - II

- Pariharpur838 people
- Chandan Khali828 people
- Kekai827 people
- Nimja821 people
- Gopalpur765 people
- Kashipur752 people
- Jhuria747 people
- Krishnanagar743 people

[All 151 villages in Potashpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/potashpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chaksrikrishna?791 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chaksrikrishna in?Purba Medinipur district (Potashpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chaksrikrishna?84.6% (Census 2011)