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

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Village · Bolpur Sriniketan, Birbhum 

# Bishnubati

Bishnubati is a village in Bolpur Sriniketan sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **691 people in 156 households**, the 94th largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 691people (2011)
- 156households
- 60.3%literacy
- 991females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bishnubati

Of every 100 households in Bishnubati in 2011, 18 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bishnubati · ■ Bolpur Sriniketan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**73%

Tap water ****93%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**82%

Use banking services ****14%**

**61%

Television ****10%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****58%**

**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 Bishnubati?

■ Bishnubati · ■ Bolpur Sriniketan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.3%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1175**

**972

Working population ****33.1%**

**42.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.4% for men and 53.9% for women. 61% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 44 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 168 (73%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 12 (5%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%)

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

- Patharghata762 people
- Paschim Bahadurpur753 people
- Mahulara751 people
- Ramganja701 people
- Ramkantapur688 people
- Rusulganjahut660 people
- Jadupur655 people
- Gopalpur650 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bishnubati?691 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bishnubati in?Birbhum district (Bolpur Sriniketan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bishnubati?60.3% (Census 2011)