# Bishnupur, Birbhum (West Bengal) – Town Population & Facts

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Town · Birbhum, West Bengal 

# Bishnupur

Bishnupur is a town in Rampurhat - II sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal (census town). The 2011 Census counted **8,118 people** in 2,422 households. Literacy was 78.4%.

- 8,118people (2011)
- 2,422households
- 78.4%literacy
- 964females per 1,000 males

## Population of Bishnupur

■ Bishnupur · ■ Birbhum urban average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.4%**

**81.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****983**

**934

Working population ****37.8%**

**36.3%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Bishnupur

Of every 100 households in Bishnupur in 2011, 54 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bishnupur · ■ Birbhum urban average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**37%

Tap water ****24%**

**51%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**32%

Use banking services ****14%**

**61%

Television ****21%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**18%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****60%**

**19%

Own their home ****90%**

**88%

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 people in Bishnupur work as

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**■** Services, trade & industry 779 (25%) · **■** Household industry 965 (31%) · **■** Farming 669 (22%) · **■** Marginal 656 (21%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bishnupur?8,118 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bishnupur in?Birbhum district, West Bengal