# Bishnupur Village, Mohammad Bazar, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Mohammad Bazar, Birbhum 

# Bishnupur

Bishnupur is a village in Mohammad Bazar sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,507 people in 328 households**, the 41st largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.2%.

- 1,507people (2011)
- 328households
- 67.3%literacy
- 991females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bishnupur

Of every 100 households in Bishnupur in 2011, 31 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bishnupur · ■ Mohammad Bazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**84%

Tap water ****2%**

**16%

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

**15%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**80%

Use banking services ****7%**

**34%

Television ****18%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**22%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 · ■ Mohammad Bazar rural average

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

**65.2%

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

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**983

Working population ****41.0%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.0% for men and 59.6% for women. 61% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 107 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 294 (48%) · **■** Household industry 15 (2%) · **■** Other work 77 (12%) · **■** Marginal 125 (20%)

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 Mohammad Bazar

- Rajyadharpur1,643 people
- Makdumnagar1,593 people
- Palan1,567 people
- Sukna1,534 people
- Birupur1,500 people
- Char Ichharaghubarpur1,488 people
- Karaia Nimdaspur1,475 people
- Kapishta1,461 people

[All 158 villages in Mohammad Bazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/mohammad-bazar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bishnupur?1,507 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bishnupur in?Birbhum district (Mohammad Bazar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bishnupur?67.3% (Census 2011)