# Dakshin Krishnapur Village, Kaliaganj – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kaliaganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Dakshin Krishnapur

Dakshin Krishnapur is a village in Kaliaganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,279 people in 270 households**, the 61st largest of 191 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.5%.

- 1,279people (2011)
- 270households
- 76.1%literacy
- 1,024females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dakshin Krishnapur

Of every 100 households in Dakshin Krishnapur in 2011, 2 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dakshin Krishnapur · ■ Kaliaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**46%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****64%**

**34%

Television ****1%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**20%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Dakshin Krishnapur?

■ Dakshin Krishnapur · ■ Kaliaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.1%**

**66.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1024**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****890**

**969

Working population ****47.7%**

**42.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.7% for men and 68.7% for women. 63% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 337 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 119 (20%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 18 (3%) · **■** Marginal 133 (22%)

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 Kaliaganj

- Natuadangi1,365 people
- Dhamja1,332 people
- Harekrishnapur1,320 people
- Bhelai1,294 people
- Beurjhari1,259 people
- Jarang1,250 people
- Kuanrpur1,243 people
- Purba Rampur1,223 people

[All 192 villages in Kaliaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/kaliaganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dakshin Krishnapur?1,279 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakshin Krishnapur in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Kaliaganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dakshin Krishnapur?76.1% (Census 2011)