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

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Village · Sankrail, Paschim Medinipur 

# Bishnupur

Bishnupur is a village in Sankrail sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **424 people in 92 households**, the 103rd largest of 247 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 424people (2011)
- 92households
- 65.3%literacy
- 901females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bishnupur

Of every 100 households in Bishnupur in 2011, 59 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bishnupur · ■ Sankrail rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**76%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****77%**

**32%

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

**1%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****97%**

**51%

Television ****6%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**19%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 · ■ Sankrail rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.3%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****901**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****576**

**973

Working population ****46.0%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.2% for men and 57.1% for women. 63% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 69 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 90 (46%) · **■** Other work 6 (3%) · **■** Marginal 30 (15%)

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 Sankrail

- Nekrasuli446 people
- Dahabar445 people
- Dhitpur439 people
- Telkanda437 people
- Rakshani419 people
- Murakata414 people
- Chandpal411 people
- Gaighata408 people

[All 287 villages in Sankrail](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/sankrail/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bishnupur?424 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bishnupur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Sankrail sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bishnupur?65.3% (Census 2011)