# Biswanathpur Village, Khargram, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Khargram, Murshidabad 

# Biswanathpur

Biswanathpur is a village in Khargram sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,952 people in 741 households**, the 31st largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.6%.

- 2,952people (2011)
- 741households
- 64.3%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Biswanathpur

Of every 100 households in Biswanathpur in 2011, 12 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Biswanathpur · ■ Khargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****34%**

**27%

Television ****9%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****43%**

**53%

Own their home ****99%**

**95%

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 Biswanathpur?

■ Biswanathpur · ■ Khargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.3%**

**63.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****995**

**960

Working population ****43.5%**

**32.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.7% for men and 57.0% for women. 63% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 278 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 338 (26%) · **■** Household industry 42 (3%) · **■** Other work 189 (15%) · **■** Marginal 437 (34%)

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 Khargram

- Kirttipur3,098 people
- Bele3,040 people
- Haripur3,039 people
- Bhabani Nagar2,959 people
- Khaspur2,928 people
- Mahammadpur2,889 people
- Gurulia2,757 people
- Budharapara2,578 people

[All 155 villages in Khargram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/khargram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Biswanathpur?2,952 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Biswanathpur in?Murshidabad district (Khargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Biswanathpur?64.3% (Census 2011)