# Bishkopa Village, Memari - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Memari - II, Barddhaman 

# Bishkopa

Bishkopa is a village in Memari - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **906 people in 221 households**, the 50th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 906people (2011)
- 221households
- 63.1%literacy
- 940females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bishkopa

Of every 100 households in Bishkopa in 2011, 41 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Bishkopa · ■ Memari - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****47%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**45%

Tap water ****0%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**83%

Use banking services ****26%**

**67%

Television ****26%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****27%**

**20%

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 Bishkopa?

■ Bishkopa · ■ Memari - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.1%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900**

**963

Working population ****43.2%**

**42.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.1% for men and 53.6% for women. 58% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 108 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 81 (21%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 35 (9%) · **■** Marginal 161 (41%)

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 Memari - II

- Jhikra967 people
- Rean945 people
- Kabastikri923 people
- Ranihati916 people
- Banshipur901 people
- Baneswarpur900 people
- Chandipur880 people
- Madhupur870 people

[All 89 villages in Memari - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/memari-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bishkopa?906 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bishkopa in?Barddhaman district (Memari - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bishkopa?63.1% (Census 2011)