# Krishnanagar Village, Potashpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Potashpur - II, Purba Medinipur 

# Krishnanagar

Krishnanagar is a village in Potashpur - II sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **743 people in 174 households**, the 81st largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.5%.

- 743people (2011)
- 174households
- 90.0%literacy
- 803females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Krishnanagar

Of every 100 households in Krishnanagar in 2011, 15 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Krishnanagar · ■ Potashpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**5%

Tap water ****1%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**24%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**97%

Use banking services ****26%**

**36%

Television ****7%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Krishnanagar?

■ Krishnanagar · ■ Potashpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.0%**

**86.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****803**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****824**

**943

Working population ****35.9%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.0% for men and 83.8% for women. 62% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 66 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 112 (42%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 75 (28%) · **■** Marginal 9 (3%)

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

- Chaksrikrishna791 people
- Gopalpur765 people
- Kashipur752 people
- Jhuria747 people
- Bhubanmangalpur736 people
- Haridangar725 people
- Ramchandrapur714 people
- Rannagarpur709 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 Krishnanagar?743 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Krishnanagar in?Purba Medinipur district (Potashpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Krishnanagar?90.0% (Census 2011)