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

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Krishnapur

Krishnapur is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,107 people in 441 households**, the 72nd largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 35.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 2,107people (2011)
- 441households
- 35.8%literacy
- 922females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Krishnapur

Of every 100 households in Krishnapur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Krishnapur · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**67%

Tap water ****2%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**72%

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

**4%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****5%**

**24%

Television ****3%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**21%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Krishnapur?

■ Krishnapur · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****35.8%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****780**

**939

Working population ****48.9%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 38.4% for men and 33.1% for women. 59% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 189 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 553 (54%) · **■** Other work 4 (0%) · **■** Marginal 284 (28%)

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

- Bhattagidighi2,188 people
- Hathia2,135 people
- Anantapur2,134 people
- Birghai2,126 people
- Poaltair2,085 people
- Naopara2,057 people
- Mukundapur2,031 people
- Maladkhanda1,996 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Krishnapur?2,107 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Krishnapur in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Krishnapur?35.8% (Census 2011)