# Bishnupur Village, Gangarampur, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Gangarampur, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Bishnupur

Bishnupur is a village in Gangarampur sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **229 people in 51 households**, the 183rd largest of 198 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.3%.

- 229people (2011)
- 51households
- 47.4%literacy
- 1,101females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bishnupur

Of every 100 households in Bishnupur in 2011, 4 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bishnupur · ■ Gangarampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**70%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**32%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****0%**

**27%

Television ****4%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****88%**

**37%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Bishnupur?

■ Bishnupur · ■ Gangarampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.4%**

**71.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1101**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****842**

**936

Working population ****49.3%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.2% for men and 43.3% for women. 57% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 101 (89%) · **■** Other work 10 (9%) · **■** Marginal 2 (2%)

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 Gangarampur

- Purbba Shankarpur248 people
- Teliapara245 people
- Hiranyabati244 people
- Abidpur232 people
- Chak Joykrisnapur229 people
- Harishpur226 people
- Haridaspur224 people
- Mahendri209 people

[All 202 villages in Gangarampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/gangarampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bishnupur?229 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bishnupur in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Gangarampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bishnupur?47.4% (Census 2011)