# Krishnapur Village, Patharpratima – Population & Literacy

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Village · Patharpratima, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Krishnapur

Krishnapur is a village in Patharpratima sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,068 people in 220 households**, the 82nd largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.

- 1,068people (2011)
- 220households
- 77.2%literacy
- 974females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Krishnapur

Of every 100 households in Krishnapur in 2011, 14 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Krishnapur · ■ Patharpratima rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****55%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**40%

Tap water ****4%**

**1%

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

**1%

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

**0%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****41%**

**45%

Television ****11%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**1%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**36%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Krishnapur?

■ Krishnapur · ■ Patharpratima rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.2%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1078**

**965

Working population ****39.9%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.4% for men and 71.8% for women. 58% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 47 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 75 (18%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 116 (27%) · **■** Marginal 185 (43%)

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 Patharpratima

- Gobardhanpur1,185 people
- Biswanathpur1,162 people
- Debichak1,089 people
- Sagar Madhabpur1,069 people
- Dakshin Mahendrapur875 people
- Parbatipur650 people
- Harikrishnapur631 people
- Daspur455 people

[All 92 villages in Patharpratima](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/patharpratima/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Krishnapur?1,068 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Krishnapur in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Patharpratima sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Krishnapur?77.2% (Census 2011)