# Bishra, Midnapore, Paschim Medinipur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Midnapore, Paschim Medinipur 

# Bishra

Bishra is a village in [Midnapore](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/midnapore/) sub-district of [Paschim Medinipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **2,234 people in 482 households**, the 21st largest of 232 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.

- 2,234people (2011)
- 482households
- 70.4%literacy
- 933females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bishra

Of every 100 households in Bishra in 2011, 17 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bishra · ■ Midnapore rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**68%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**90%

Use banking services ****5%**

**32%

Television ****8%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**25%

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 Bishra?

■ Bishra · ■ Midnapore rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.4%**

**70.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****969**

**968

Working population ****36.8%**

**41.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.2% for men and 57.7% for women. 56% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 128 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 303 (37%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 123 (15%) · **■** Marginal 266 (32%)

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 Midnapore

- Khangardihi2,528 people
- Manidaha2,438 people
- Chherua2,386 people
- Khayerrulyachak Phulpahari2,342 people
- Hosenabad2,201 people
- Dherua2,119 people
- Birsinghapur2,073 people
- Nayagram2,063 people

[All 271 villages in Midnapore](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/midnapore/villages/)

## Other places named Bishra

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## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bishra?2,234 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bishra in?Paschim Medinipur district (Midnapore sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bishra?70.4% (Census 2011)