# Bishinda, Gangajalghati, Bankura – Population & Literacy

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Village · Gangajalghati, Bankura 

# Bishinda

Bishinda is a village in [Gangajalghati](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/gangajalghati/) sub-district of [Bankura](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **2,373 people in 449 households**, the 16th largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.1%.

- 2,373people (2011)
- 449households
- 70.4%literacy
- 992females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bishinda

Of every 100 households in Bishinda in 2011, 32 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bishinda · ■ Gangajalghati rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**86%

Tap water ****2%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**8%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****50%**

**67%

Use banking services ****52%**

**43%

Television ****22%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**25%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Bishinda?

■ Bishinda · ■ Gangajalghati rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.4%**

**68.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1077**

**908

Working population ****48.6%**

**38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.2% for men and 55.2% for women. 59% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 153 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 49 (4%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 163 (14%) · **■** Marginal 785 (68%)

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 Gangajalghati

- Latiabani2,847 people
- Macha Parulia2,605 people
- Barasal2,550 people
- Panktor2,494 people
- Bara Kumira2,355 people
- Chausal2,328 people
- Amjor2,279 people
- Pirrabani2,252 people

[All 165 villages in Gangajalghati](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/gangajalghati/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bishinda?2,373 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bishinda in?Bankura district (Gangajalghati sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bishinda?70.4% (Census 2011)