# Bishnuprosad Village, Kaliachak - II, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Kaliachak - II, Maldah 

# Bishnuprosad

Bishnuprosad is a village in Kaliachak - II sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,503 people in 1,185 households**, the 14th largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.1%.

- 5,503people (2011)
- 1,185households
- 71.3%literacy
- 974females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bishnuprosad

Of every 100 households in Bishnuprosad in 2011, 64 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bishnuprosad · ■ Kaliachak - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**71%

Tap water ****4%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**76%

Use banking services ****29%**

**32%

Television ****23%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**38%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Bishnuprosad?

■ Bishnuprosad · ■ Kaliachak - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.3%**

**65.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****988**

**966

Working population ****42.6%**

**42.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.9% for men and 69.6% for women. 52% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 298 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 66 (3%) · **■** Household industry 323 (14%) · **■** Other work 1,113 (47%) · **■** Marginal 546 (23%)

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 Kaliachak - II

- Purbba Hosenabad7,460 people
- Sadipur7,048 people
- Gangaprasad7,037 people
- Dakshin Debipur6,334 people
- Jotkasturi4,901 people
- Shripur4,871 people
- Meherapur4,713 people
- Chhota Mahadipur4,059 people

[All 65 villages in Kaliachak - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/kaliachak-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bishnuprosad?5,503 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bishnuprosad in?Maldah district (Kaliachak - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bishnuprosad?71.3% (Census 2011)