# Bishani Village, Mehnagar, Azamgarh (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Mehnagar, Azamgarh 

# Bishani

Bishani is a village in Mehnagar sub-district of Azamgarh district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **545 people in 69 households**, the 203rd largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 545people (2011)
- 69households
- 65.9%literacy
- 799females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bishani

Of every 100 households in Bishani in 2011, 1 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Bishani · ■ Mehnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**19%

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

**15%

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

**84%

Tap water ****6%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**96%

Use banking services ****81%**

**81%

Television ****42%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****0%**

**7%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Bishani?

■ Bishani · ■ Mehnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.9%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****799**

**1031

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****721**

**916

Working population ****28.3%**

**31.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.9% for men and 54.9% for women. 37% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 30 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 104 (68%) · **■** Other work 4 (3%) · **■** Marginal 16 (10%)

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 Mehnagar

- Kashipur568 people
- Bhadavar566 people
- Mitthanpur Kariya555 people
- Fatehpur554 people
- Arajimerupur539 people
- Bhaurajpur533 people
- Parsottampur531 people
- Bagpur527 people

[All 327 villages in Mehnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/azamgarh/mehnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bishani?545 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bishani in?Azamgarh district (Mehnagar sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bishani?65.9% (Census 2011)