# Bishannagar Village, Beldanga - I, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Beldanga - I, Murshidabad 

# Bishannagar

Bishannagar is a village in Beldanga - I sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **12,896 people in 2,815 households**, the 7th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.9%.

- 12,896people (2011)
- 2,815households
- 69.4%literacy
- 942females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bishannagar

Of every 100 households in Bishannagar in 2011, 37 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bishannagar · ■ Beldanga - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****55%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**46%

Tap water ****41%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**92%

Use banking services ****22%**

**21%

Television ****18%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**29%

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 Bishannagar?

■ Bishannagar · ■ Beldanga - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.4%**

**69.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****890**

**974

Working population ****36.2%**

**33.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.7% for men and 67.0% for women. 55% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 828 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 699 (15%) · **■** Household industry 389 (8%) · **■** Other work 1,883 (40%) · **■** Marginal 875 (19%)

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 Beldanga - I

- Madda15,114 people
- Bhabta13,988 people
- Kazisaha13,489 people
- Kapasdanga13,123 people
- Hareknagar12,703 people
- Gopinathpur12,522 people
- Mahala11,793 people
- Debkunda11,429 people

[All 65 villages in Beldanga - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/beldanga-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bishannagar?12,896 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bishannagar in?Murshidabad district (Beldanga - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bishannagar?69.4% (Census 2011)