# Krishnamuri Village, Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Krishnamuri

Krishnamuri is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,928 people in 399 households**, the 80th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 1,928people (2011)
- 399households
- 56.4%literacy
- 940females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Krishnamuri

Of every 100 households in Krishnamuri in 2011, 18 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Krishnamuri · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**67%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**72%

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

**4%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****65%**

**24%

Television ****3%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****80%**

**21%

Own their home ****82%**

**97%

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 Krishnamuri?

■ Krishnamuri · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.4%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**939

Working population ****31.8%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.8% for men and 51.6% for women. 50% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 103 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 291 (47%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 158 (26%) · **■** Marginal 56 (9%)

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 Raiganj

- Maladkhanda1,996 people
- Birahimkhanda1,989 people
- Kamalabari1,983 people
- Narayanpur1,939 people
- Raria1,885 people
- Mahigram1,858 people
- Paschim Gobindapur1,789 people
- Shushihar1,779 people

[All 222 villages in Raiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/raiganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Krishnamuri?1,928 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Krishnamuri in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Krishnamuri?56.4% (Census 2011)