# Krishtaganj Village, Kashipur, Puruliya (West Bengal)

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Village · Kashipur, Puruliya 

# Krishtaganj

Krishtaganj is a village in Kashipur sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **217 people in 34 households**, the 175th largest of 198 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.3%.

- 217people (2011)
- 34households
- 65.1%literacy
- 991females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Krishtaganj

Of every 100 households in Krishtaganj in 2011, 69 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Krishtaganj · ■ Kashipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**6%

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

**3%

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

**84%

Use banking services ****23%**

**50%

Television ****9%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**21%

Own their home ****17%**

**98%

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 Krishtaganj?

■ Krishtaganj · ■ Kashipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.1%**

**69.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1143**

**937

Working population ****26.3%**

**43.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.7% for men and 48.8% for women. 48% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 3 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (28%) · **■** Other work 26 (46%) · **■** Marginal 12 (21%)

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 Kashipur

- Patpur261 people
- Gosaindi255 people
- Kapishta246 people
- Gayapahari239 people
- Dejori216 people
- Kharai216 people
- Chhota Daikiari199 people
- Jagannathdi197 people

[All 209 villages in Kashipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/kashipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Krishtaganj?217 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Krishtaganj in?Puruliya district (Kashipur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Krishtaganj?65.1% (Census 2011)