# Bishnubati Village, Tarakeswar, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Tarakeswar, Hugli 

# Bishnubati

Bishnubati is a village in Tarakeswar sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,374 people in 549 households**, the 23rd largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.0%.

- 2,374people (2011)
- 549households
- 85.3%literacy
- 941females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bishnubati

Of every 100 households in Bishnubati in 2011, 79 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bishnubati · ■ Tarakeswar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**67%

No toilet (open defecation) ****15%**

**28%

Tap water ****20%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**80%

Use banking services ****58%**

**55%

Television ****50%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**15%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****5%**

**14%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

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 Bishnubati?

■ Bishnubati · ■ Tarakeswar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.3%**

**80.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****671**

**949

Working population ****43.6%**

**42.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.2% for men and 78.4% for women. 67% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 236 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 175 (17%) · **■** Household industry 27 (3%) · **■** Other work 384 (37%) · **■** Marginal 213 (21%)

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 Tarakeswar

- Tyagra2,783 people
- Keshabchak2,569 people
- Hauli2,498 people
- Bajitpur2,473 people
- Madpur2,350 people
- Nachhipur2,307 people
- Makrar2,133 people
- Malpaharpur2,116 people

[All 90 villages in Tarakeswar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/tarakeswar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bishnubati?2,374 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bishnubati in?Hugli district (Tarakeswar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bishnubati?85.3% (Census 2011)