# Rishipur Village, Habibpur, Maldah (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Habibpur, Maldah 

# Rishipur

Rishipur is a village in Habibpur sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,844 people in 642 households**, the 9th largest of 233 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.8%.

- 2,844people (2011)
- 642households
- 66.3%literacy
- 968females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Rishipur

Of every 100 households in Rishipur in 2011, 30 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Rishipur · ■ Habibpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**15%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**81%

Tap water ****70%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**95%

Use banking services ****58%**

**22%

Television ****15%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**40%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Rishipur?

■ Rishipur · ■ Habibpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.3%**

**55.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****848**

**950

Working population ****43.8%**

**46.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.4% for men and 58.2% for women. 54% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 343 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 196 (16%) · **■** Household industry 86 (7%) · **■** Other work 342 (27%) · **■** Marginal 280 (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 Habibpur

- Dakshin Brindabanbati3,905 people
- Harischandrapur2,977 people
- Bulbul Chandi2,915 people
- Agra2,868 people
- Jagajjibanpur2,689 people
- Jadabnagar2,686 people
- Dahar Langi2,630 people
- Habibpur2,576 people

[All 287 villages in Habibpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/habibpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Rishipur?2,844 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rishipur in?Maldah district (Habibpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Rishipur?66.3% (Census 2011)