# Ward 8, Bishnupur (Bankura, West Bengal) – Population

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Census ward · Bishnupur, West Bengal 

# Ward 8, Bishnupur

Ward 8 of Bishnupur, Bankura district, West Bengal, had **3,916 people in 830 households** at the 2011 Census — the 8th most populous of 19 census wards. Literacy was 69.8%, below the town average of 82.6%.

- 3,916people (2011)
- 830households
- 8 of 19by population
- 69.8%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 8, Bishnupur?

■ Ward 8 · ■ Bishnupur average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.8%**

**82.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985**

**990

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1084**

**979

Working population ****34.7%**

**37.4%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 802 (59%) · **■** Household industry 23 (2%) · **■** Farming 371 (27%) · **■** Marginal 164 (12%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Census wards were drawn for counting in 2011. Municipal ward boundaries may have changed since, so this ward number may not match today's municipal ward.

## Homes and amenities in Ward 8

Of every 100 households in Ward 8 in 2011, 46 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Bishnupur average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**79%

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

**59%

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

**40%

Tap water ****0%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**39%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****45%**

**36%

Use banking services ****53%**

**67%

Television ****29%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**21%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****14%**

**11%

Own their home ****98%**

**92%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other wards of Bishnupur

- Ward 52,518 people
- Ward 64,090 people
- Ward 72,888 people
- Ward 93,339 people
- Ward 102,642 people
- Ward 113,158 people

[Full Bishnupur ward list (19 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/area-not-under-any-sub-district/bishnupur/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 8, Bishnupur?3,916 people in 830 households (Census 2011)