# Bishnu Khanda Village, Bolpur Sriniketan – Population

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Village · Bolpur Sriniketan, Birbhum 

# Bishnu Khanda

Bishnu Khanda is a village in Bolpur Sriniketan sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,346 people in 321 households**, the 48th largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 1,346people (2011)
- 321households
- 67.3%literacy
- 977females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bishnu Khanda

Of every 100 households in Bishnu Khanda in 2011, 7 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bishnu Khanda · ■ Bolpur Sriniketan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**73%

Tap water ****2%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****42%**

**82%

Use banking services ****99%**

**61%

Television ****9%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****52%**

**24%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Bishnu Khanda?

■ Bishnu Khanda · ■ Bolpur Sriniketan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.3%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1295**

**972

Working population ****38.6%**

**42.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.3% for men and 62.9% for women. 61% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 126 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 65 (13%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 40 (8%) · **■** Marginal 285 (55%)

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

- Keshabpur1,377 people
- Ghidaha1,367 people
- Sarbbanandapur1,349 people
- Dihipara1,348 people
- Purbba Islampur1,338 people
- Durgapur1,325 people
- Mahula1,310 people
- Rasulpur1,308 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bishnu Khanda?1,346 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bishnu Khanda in?Birbhum district (Bolpur Sriniketan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bishnu Khanda?67.3% (Census 2011)