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

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Village · Memari - II, Barddhaman 

# Bishnupur

Bishnupur is a village in Memari - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,863 people in 938 households**, the 10th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 3,863people (2011)
- 938households
- 72.6%literacy
- 951females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bishnupur

Of every 100 households in Bishnupur in 2011, 50 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bishnupur · ■ Memari - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****51%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****49%**

**45%

Tap water ****18%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**24%

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

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**83%

Use banking services ****42%**

**67%

Television ****27%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**11%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****24%**

**20%

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 · ■ Memari - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.6%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****918**

**963

Working population ****42.0%**

**42.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.6% for men and 65.3% for women. 59% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 234 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 466 (29%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 175 (11%) · **■** Marginal 744 (46%)

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

- Bijur5,430 people
- Kuchut4,598 people
- Jabui4,066 people
- Shridharpur3,872 people
- Naohati3,709 people
- Chak Balaram3,543 people
- Barwa3,388 people
- Mashagaria2,504 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bishnupur?3,863 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bishnupur in?Barddhaman district (Memari - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bishnupur?72.6% (Census 2011)