# Krishnapur Village, Potashpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Potashpur - II, Purba Medinipur 

# Krishnapur

Krishnapur is a village in Potashpur - II sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,456 people in 325 households**, the 41st largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.5%.

- 1,456people (2011)
- 325households
- 89.2%literacy
- 939females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Krishnapur

Of every 100 households in Krishnapur in 2011, 53 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Krishnapur · ■ Potashpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****81%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****19%**

**5%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**97%

Use banking services ****47%**

**36%

Television ****21%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**21%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 · ■ Potashpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.2%**

**86.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1025**

**943

Working population ****30.5%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.6% for men and 83.3% for women. 56% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 190 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (3%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 91 (20%) · **■** Marginal 148 (33%)

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

- Matirampur1,647 people
- Baharda1,591 people
- Baraudaypur1,551 people
- Babuidanri1,502 people
- Chakrasul1,268 people
- Agraiya1,266 people
- Samashpur1,253 people
- Braja Kishorpur1,248 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 Krishnapur?1,456 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Krishnapur in?Purba Medinipur district (Potashpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Krishnapur?89.2% (Census 2011)