# Bishnupur Village, Daspur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Daspur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Bishnupur

Bishnupur is a village in Daspur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,349 people in 639 households**, the 23rd largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.6%.

- 3,349people (2011)
- 639households
- 79.9%literacy
- 930females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bishnupur

Of every 100 households in Bishnupur in 2011, 50 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bishnupur · ■ Daspur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**65%

No toilet (open defecation) ****41%**

**33%

Tap water ****20%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**4%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****72%**

**58%

Television ****30%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****37%**

**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 · ■ Daspur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.9%**

**85.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****897**

**943

Working population ****39.4%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.0% for men and 74.4% for women. 62% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 179 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 66 (5%) · **■** Household industry 53 (4%) · **■** Other work 516 (39%) · **■** Marginal 505 (38%)

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 Daspur - II

- Dakshin Bar3,940 people
- Ramkrishnapur3,796 people
- Dudhkonara3,746 people
- Kashinathpur3,514 people
- Jagannathpur3,346 people
- Sribara3,338 people
- Dari Ajodhya3,330 people
- Ghanashyambati3,266 people

[All 87 villages in Daspur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/daspur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bishnupur?3,349 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bishnupur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Daspur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bishnupur?79.9% (Census 2011)