# Krishnagar Village, Basanti – Population & Literacy

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Village · Basanti, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Krishnagar

Krishnagar is a village in Basanti sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,237 people in 459 households**, the 50th largest of 64 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.1%.

- 2,237people (2011)
- 459households
- 65.4%literacy
- 997females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Krishnagar

Of every 100 households in Krishnagar in 2011, 6 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Krishnagar · ■ Basanti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**57%

Tap water ****28%**

**8%

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

**2%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**95%

Use banking services ****11%**

**18%

Television ****3%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****50%**

**46%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Krishnagar?

■ Krishnagar · ■ Basanti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.4%**

**68.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1111**

**971

Working population ****33.4%**

**39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.4% for men and 59.2% for women. 53% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 67 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 239 (32%) · **■** Household industry 18 (2%) · **■** Other work 169 (23%) · **■** Marginal 255 (34%)

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 Basanti

- Kumirmari2,644 people
- Laskarpur2,600 people
- Charanikhali2,316 people
- Matgaran2,308 people
- Sibganj2,226 people
- Ramkrishnapur2,176 people
- Mahespur2,129 people
- Dakshin Narayantala1,992 people

[All 66 villages in Basanti](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/basanti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Krishnagar?2,237 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Krishnagar in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Basanti sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Krishnagar?65.4% (Census 2011)