# Bishalpur, Dubrajpur, Birbhum – Population & Literacy

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Village · Dubrajpur, Birbhum 

# Bishalpur

Bishalpur is a village in [Dubrajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/dubrajpur/) sub-district of [Birbhum](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **987 people in 204 households**, the 65th largest of 191 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.3%.

- 987people (2011)
- 204households
- 71.9%literacy
- 1,074females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bishalpur

Of every 100 households in Bishalpur in 2011, 46 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bishalpur · ■ Dubrajpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**14%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**77%

Use banking services ****82%**

**51%

Television ****22%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**22%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Bishalpur?

■ Bishalpur · ■ Dubrajpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.9%**

**68.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1074**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1417**

**980

Working population ****34.5%**

**39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.9% for men and 66.9% for women. 59% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 77 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 63 (18%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 60 (18%) · **■** Marginal 139 (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 Dubrajpur

- Thapgaon1,022 people
- Dakshin Handipur1,014 people
- Gobindapur1,007 people
- Majhgram995 people
- Gundoba986 people
- Kanaipur975 people
- Shimuldihi971 people
- Pratappur967 people

[All 227 villages in Dubrajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/dubrajpur/villages/)

## Other places named Bishalpur

- Bishalpur · Village, Sikandra, Kanpur Dehat · 1,680 people
- Bishalpur · Village, Oudgi, Surguja · 876 people
- Bishalpur · Village, Majhgawan, Satna · 645 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bishalpur?987 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bishalpur in?Birbhum district (Dubrajpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bishalpur?71.9% (Census 2011)