# Bishnupur Village, Debra, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal) (2)

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Village · Debra, Paschim Medinipur 

# Bishnupur

Bishnupur is a village in Debra sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **451 people in 105 households**, the 215th largest of 460 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.8%.

- 451people (2011)
- 105households
- 64.9%literacy
- 969females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bishnupur

Of every 100 households in Bishnupur in 2011, 22 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bishnupur · ■ Debra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****47%**

**34%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**20%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**95%

Use banking services ****60%**

**50%

Television ****12%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**18%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 · ■ Debra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.9%**

**81.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****950**

**988

Working population ****49.4%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.8% for men and 60.9% for women. 60% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 45 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 52 (23%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 29 (13%) · **■** Marginal 96 (43%)

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 Debra

- Shripur473 people
- Chandia465 people
- Nandeshwar455 people
- Jot Kanu453 people
- Jagannathpur451 people
- Goalgerya450 people
- Jushua450 people
- Ananta Bar449 people

[All 477 villages in Debra](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/debra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bishnupur?451 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bishnupur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Debra sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bishnupur?64.9% (Census 2011)