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

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Village · Katwa - II, Barddhaman 

# Bishnupur

Bishnupur is a village in Katwa - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **874 people in 197 households**, the 48th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 874people (2011)
- 197households
- 77.2%literacy
- 968females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bishnupur

Of every 100 households in Bishnupur in 2011, 59 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bishnupur · ■ Katwa - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****17%**

**49%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****83%**

**63%

Television ****32%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**36%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Katwa - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.2%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1371**

**926

Working population ****38.2%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.6% for men and 71.5% for women. 70% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 51 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 65 (19%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 211 (63%) · **■** Marginal 6 (2%)

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 Katwa - II

- Benga975 people
- Simulgachhi954 people
- Garagachhi950 people
- Bara Meigachhi887 people
- Ghumuria851 people
- Nawapara767 people
- Kumri607 people
- Jamuna Patai577 people

[All 68 villages in Katwa - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/katwa-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bishnupur?874 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bishnupur in?Barddhaman district (Katwa - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bishnupur?77.2% (Census 2011)