# Bishanpur Village, Harischandrapur - I, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Harischandrapur - I, Maldah 

# Bishanpur

Bishanpur is a village in Harischandrapur - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **901 people in 221 households**, the 70th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.5%.

- 901people (2011)
- 221households
- 70.2%literacy
- 959females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bishanpur

Of every 100 households in Bishanpur in 2011, 29 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bishanpur · ■ Harischandrapur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**29%

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

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**77%

Tap water ****6%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**92%

Use banking services ****18%**

**24%

Television ****14%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**35%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Bishanpur?

■ Bishanpur · ■ Harischandrapur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.2%**

**52.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****803**

**954

Working population ****34.9%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.7% for men and 62.5% for women. 55% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 81 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 135 (43%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 41 (13%) · **■** Marginal 54 (17%)

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 Harischandrapur - I

- Parashtola969 people
- Nandibati921 people
- Kahatta905 people
- Kasturia904 people
- Bansaria850 people
- Bashatpur841 people
- Kapaichandi831 people
- Kutubpur800 people

[All 105 villages in Harischandrapur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/harischandrapur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bishanpur?901 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bishanpur in?Maldah district (Harischandrapur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bishanpur?70.2% (Census 2011)