# Bishripat Village, Midnapore, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Midnapore, Paschim Medinipur 

# Bishripat

Bishripat is a village in Midnapore sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,188 people in 301 households**, the 44th largest of 232 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.

- 1,188people (2011)
- 301households
- 62.2%literacy
- 941females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bishripat

Of every 100 households in Bishripat in 2011, 48 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bishripat · ■ Midnapore rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**68%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**18%

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

**5%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****4%**

**32%

Television ****3%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****60%**

**25%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Bishripat?

■ Bishripat · ■ Midnapore rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.2%**

**70.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1193**

**968

Working population ****31.8%**

**41.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.0% for men and 58.1% for women. 54% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 20 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 91 (24%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 78 (21%) · **■** Marginal 188 (50%)

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

- Balaban Dighi1,342 people
- Paljagul1,326 people
- Bagdubi1,243 people
- Lohatikri1,215 people
- Kakhua1,168 people
- Harishpur1,159 people
- Goaldanga1,135 people
- Ghurachak1,120 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bishripat?1,188 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bishripat in?Paschim Medinipur district (Midnapore sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bishripat?62.2% (Census 2011)