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

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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 **848 people in 217 households**, the 97th largest of 460 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.8%.

- 848people (2011)
- 217households
- 74.4%literacy
- 945females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bishnupur

Of every 100 households in Bishnupur in 2011, 35 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bishnupur · ■ Debra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****59%**

**63%

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

**34%

Tap water ****2%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**20%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**95%

Use banking services ****47%**

**50%

Television ****23%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**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+) ****74.4%**

**81.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****941**

**988

Working population ****43.9%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.0% for men and 67.3% for women. 57% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 30 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 64 (17%) · **■** Marginal 273 (73%)

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

- Akalpaush859 people
- Murasti853 people
- Madhubanpur849 people
- Shrikrishnapur849 people
- Chandanpur843 people
- Paschim Baita843 people
- Naraharipur840 people
- Chak Kripan834 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bishnupur?848 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bishnupur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Debra sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bishnupur?74.4% (Census 2011)