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

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Village · Sabang, Paschim Medinipur 

# Bishnupur

Bishnupur is a village in Sabang sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **8,678 people in 1,941 households**, the 2nd largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.8%.

- 8,678people (2011)
- 1,941households
- 86.8%literacy
- 951females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bishnupur

Of every 100 households in Bishnupur in 2011, 11 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bishnupur · ■ Sabang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****67%**

**77%

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

**22%

Tap water ****10%**

**9%

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

**16%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**94%

Use banking services ****93%**

**48%

Television ****4%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****33%**

**20%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 · ■ Sabang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.8%**

**86.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****942**

**952

Working population ****67.3%**

**59.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.8% for men and 79.5% for women. 69% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1,070 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 329 (6%) · **■** Household industry 22 (0%) · **■** Other work 184 (3%) · **■** Marginal 4,237 (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 Sabang

- Sabang13,224 people
- Mohar6,995 people
- Dasha Gram5,232 people
- Bural5,145 people
- Nimkimohar5,055 people

[All 232 villages in Sabang](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/sabang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bishnupur?8,678 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bishnupur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Sabang sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bishnupur?86.8% (Census 2011)