# Bishnupur Village, Ausgram - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Ausgram - II, Barddhaman 

# Bishnupur

Bishnupur is a village in Ausgram - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,258 people in 576 households**, the 18th largest of 102 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%.

- 2,258people (2011)
- 576households
- 74.2%literacy
- 984females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bishnupur

Of every 100 households in Bishnupur in 2011, 34 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bishnupur · ■ Ausgram - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**43%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**70%

Tap water ****0%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**32%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**82%

Use banking services ****97%**

**71%

Television ****12%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****25%**

**25%

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 Bishnupur?

■ Bishnupur · ■ Ausgram - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.2%**

**68.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****973**

**989

Working population ****37.9%**

**45.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.4% for men and 69.0% for women. 60% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 197 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 378 (44%) · **■** Household industry 21 (2%) · **■** Other work 93 (11%) · **■** Marginal 167 (20%)

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 Ausgram - II

- Panduk2,894 people
- Harinathpur2,734 people
- Bhatkunda2,716 people
- Bahadurpur2,645 people
- Genrai2,161 people
- Maukhira2,145 people
- Chandipur2,104 people
- Khandari1,985 people

[All 106 villages in Ausgram - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/ausgram-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bishnupur?2,258 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bishnupur in?Barddhaman district (Ausgram - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bishnupur?74.2% (Census 2011)