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

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Village · Salbani, Paschim Medinipur 

# Bishnupur

Bishnupur is a village in Salbani sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,639 people in 340 households**, the 12th largest of 411 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 1,639people (2011)
- 340households
- 73.4%literacy
- 1,056females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bishnupur

Of every 100 households in Bishnupur in 2011, 75 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bishnupur · ■ Salbani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**79%

Tap water ****43%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****25%**

**52%

Television ****27%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**15%

Own their home ****92%**

**96%

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 · ■ Salbani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.4%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1056**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1116**

**991

Working population ****43.0%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.9% for men and 66.2% for women. 58% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 76 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 183 (26%) · **■** Household industry 14 (2%) · **■** Other work 112 (16%) · **■** Marginal 320 (45%)

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 Salbani

- Mandalkupi1,819 people
- Benucha1,722 people
- Rautara1,715 people
- Dangarpara1,648 people
- Sidadihi1,585 people
- Babaibasa1,580 people
- Koredan1,576 people
- Kashijora1,409 people

[All 528 villages in Salbani](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/salbani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bishnupur?1,639 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bishnupur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Salbani sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bishnupur?73.4% (Census 2011)