# Bishnupur Village, Krishnaganj, Nadia (West Bengal)

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Village · Krishnaganj, Nadia 

# Bishnupur

Bishnupur is a village in Krishnaganj sub-district of Nadia district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,258 people in 506 households**, the 27th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.9%.

- 2,258people (2011)
- 506households
- 74.8%literacy
- 962females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bishnupur

Of every 100 households in Bishnupur in 2011, 57 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bishnupur · ■ Krishnaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****71%**

**75%

No toilet (open defecation) ****29%**

**24%

Tap water ****1%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**90%

Use banking services ****28%**

**39%

Television ****29%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****19%**

**23%

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 Bishnupur?

■ Bishnupur · ■ Krishnaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.8%**

**72.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****901**

**966

Working population ****32.7%**

**35.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.7% for men and 69.8% for women. 60% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 157 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 306 (41%) · **■** Household industry 28 (4%) · **■** Other work 160 (22%) · **■** Marginal 87 (12%)

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 Krishnaganj

- Maghdia2,493 people
- Shibnibas2,481 people
- Kadipur2,451 people
- Digambarpur2,327 people
- Bhagabanpur2,255 people
- Nalupur2,238 people
- Gobindapur2,111 people
- Dharmmapur1,976 people

[All 54 villages in Krishnaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/krishnaganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bishnupur?2,258 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bishnupur in?Nadia district (Krishnaganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bishnupur?74.8% (Census 2011)