# Krishtapur Village, Santuri, Puruliya (West Bengal)

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Village · Santuri, Puruliya 

# Krishtapur

Krishtapur is a village in Santuri sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **537 people in 133 households**, the 53rd largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.1%.

- 537people (2011)
- 133households
- 87.8%literacy
- 925females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Krishtapur

Of every 100 households in Krishtapur in 2011, 86 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 39 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Krishtapur · ■ Santuri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****68%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

**86%

Tap water ****54%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****39%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****0%**

**67%

Use banking services ****77%**

**52%

Television ****74%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****3%**

**22%

Own their home ****70%**

**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 Krishtapur?

■ Krishtapur · ■ Santuri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.8%**

**65.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****625**

**973

Working population ****34.1%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.5% for men and 79.8% for women. 55% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 151 (83%) · **■** Marginal 29 (16%)

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 Santuri

- Jagannathdi557 people
- Kharbar554 people
- Pachandapur541 people
- Pirargorya538 people
- Matidundra524 people
- Kushunda506 people
- Beliapur498 people
- Kendthol476 people

[All 103 villages in Santuri](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/santuri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Krishtapur?537 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Krishtapur in?Puruliya district (Santuri sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Krishtapur?87.8% (Census 2011)