# Bishwanathpur Village, Kumarganj – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kumarganj, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Bishwanathpur

Bishwanathpur is a village in Kumarganj sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,811 people in 474 households**, the 19th largest of 208 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 1,811people (2011)
- 474households
- 64.3%literacy
- 937females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bishwanathpur

Of every 100 households in Bishwanathpur in 2011, 33 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bishwanathpur · ■ Kumarganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**70%

Tap water ****22%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**33%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**93%

Use banking services ****29%**

**25%

Television ****22%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****43%**

**33%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Bishwanathpur?

■ Bishwanathpur · ■ Kumarganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.3%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****976**

**951

Working population ****51.8%**

**43.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.4% for men and 57.7% for women. 66% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 184 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 304 (32%) · **■** Household industry 41 (4%) · **■** Other work 201 (21%) · **■** Marginal 209 (22%)

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

- Chak Ramray1,957 people
- Kalna1,943 people
- Kulahari1,878 people
- Samjia1,861 people
- Muglishpur1,780 people
- Jhara1,773 people
- Tulat1,762 people
- Saidpur1,740 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bishwanathpur?1,811 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bishwanathpur in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Kumarganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bishwanathpur?64.3% (Census 2011)