# Bishnupur Village, Gaighata – Population & Literacy

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Village · Gaighata, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Bishnupur

Bishnupur is a village in Gaighata sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,119 people in 1,000 households**, the 16th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.4%.

- 4,119people (2011)
- 1,000households
- 79.1%literacy
- 942females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bishnupur

Of every 100 households in Bishnupur in 2011, 60 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bishnupur · ■ Gaighata rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**95%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**3%

Tap water ****12%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****71%**

**46%

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

**6%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****62%**

**47%

Television ****32%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****13%**

**17%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 · ■ Gaighata rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.1%**

**81.4%

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

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****933**

**965

Working population ****37.0%**

**37.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.1% for men and 73.8% for women. 61% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 291 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 361 (24%) · **■** Household industry 53 (3%) · **■** Other work 612 (40%) · **■** Marginal 207 (14%)

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 Gaighata

- Patabuka4,845 people
- Barnagaria4,789 people
- Ramnagar4,521 people
- Karola4,127 people
- Hanspur4,113 people
- Digha3,971 people
- Gaighata3,878 people
- Shashadanga3,855 people

[All 100 villages in Gaighata](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/gaighata/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bishnupur?4,119 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bishnupur in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Gaighata sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bishnupur?79.1% (Census 2011)