# Bisheghata Village, Bolpur Sriniketan, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Bolpur Sriniketan, Birbhum 

# Bisheghata

Bisheghata is a village in Bolpur Sriniketan sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **85 people in 22 households**, the 155th largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 85people (2011)
- 22households
- 93.7%literacy
- 1,024females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bisheghata

Of every 100 households in Bisheghata in 2011, 100 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 46 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Bisheghata · ■ Bolpur Sriniketan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**82%

Use banking services ****100%**

**61%

Television ****91%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****46%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Bisheghata?

■ Bisheghata · ■ Bolpur Sriniketan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.7%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1024**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**972

Working population ****37.6%**

**42.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 87.8% for women. 76% of men and 0% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 23 (72%) · **■** Other work 8 (25%) · **■** Marginal 1 (3%)

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 Bolpur Sriniketan

- Danbaripur129 people
- Amgare124 people
- Chak Pali116 people
- Gitgram116 people
- Mandarpur42 people

[All 169 villages in Bolpur Sriniketan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/bolpur-sriniketan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bisheghata?85 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bisheghata in?Birbhum district (Bolpur Sriniketan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bisheghata?93.7% (Census 2011)