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

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Village · Kumarganj, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Bishnupur

Bishnupur is a village in Kumarganj sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **297 people in 76 households**, the 162nd largest of 208 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 297people (2011)
- 76households
- 78.7%literacy
- 822females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bishnupur

Of every 100 households in Bishnupur in 2011, 92 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bishnupur · ■ Kumarganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**70%

Tap water ****6%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**33%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****73%**

**25%

Television ****21%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**33%

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 · ■ Kumarganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.7%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****822**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****389**

**951

Working population ****38.7%**

**43.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.5% for men and 70.9% for women. 63% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 30 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (10%) · **■** Other work 17 (15%) · **■** Marginal 56 (49%)

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 Kumarganj

- Barail308 people
- Nadipur307 people
- Madanpur303 people
- Bijalipara302 people
- Shibpur287 people
- Rajdhara286 people
- Setor286 people
- Majhina284 people

[All 218 villages in Kumarganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/kumarganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bishnupur?297 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bishnupur in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Kumarganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bishnupur?78.7% (Census 2011)