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

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Village · Tapan, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Bishnupur

Bishnupur is a village in Tapan sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,425 people in 563 households**, the 17th largest of 271 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.6%.

- 2,425people (2011)
- 563households
- 70.7%literacy
- 937females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bishnupur

Of every 100 households in Bishnupur in 2011, 52 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bishnupur · ■ Tapan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**75%

Tap water ****50%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****51%**

**26%

Television ****28%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**33%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 · ■ Tapan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.7%**

**68.6%

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

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****936**

**954

Working population ****41.6%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.1% for men and 64.8% for women. 59% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 192 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 435 (43%) · **■** Household industry 22 (2%) · **■** Other work 234 (23%) · **■** Marginal 125 (12%)

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 Tapan

- Tapan2,796 people
- Mamudpur2,658 people
- Kadma2,525 people
- Nababnagar2,471 people
- Muktarampur2,402 people
- Jaminishchinta2,246 people
- Harsura2,241 people
- Patkola2,186 people

[All 279 villages in Tapan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/tapan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bishnupur?2,425 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bishnupur in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Tapan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bishnupur?70.7% (Census 2011)