# Bishnupur Village, Bhagawanpur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bhagawanpur - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Bishnupur

Bishnupur is a village in Bhagawanpur - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,185 people in 672 households**, the 15th largest of 164 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 88.4%.

- 3,185people (2011)
- 672households
- 74.4%literacy
- 903females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bishnupur

Of every 100 households in Bishnupur in 2011, 51 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bishnupur · ■ Bhagawanpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**87%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**10%

Tap water ****13%**

**11%

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

**3%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**92%

Use banking services ****36%**

**38%

Television ****14%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**33%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Bishnupur?

■ Bishnupur · ■ Bhagawanpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.4%**

**88.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****883**

**934

Working population ****38.6%**

**38.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.8% for men and 67.3% for women. 53% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 167 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 211 (17%) · **■** Household industry 98 (8%) · **■** Other work 192 (16%) · **■** Marginal 563 (46%)

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 Bhagawanpur - I

- Dwarikapur3,360 people
- Purbba Radhapur3,308 people
- Kalaberia3,276 people
- Paschim Bar3,242 people
- Barur Bheri3,156 people
- Kuralbar2,967 people
- Abas Berya2,907 people
- Gopinathpur2,770 people

[All 165 villages in Bhagawanpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/bhagawanpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bishnupur?3,185 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bishnupur in?Purba Medinipur district (Bhagawanpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bishnupur?74.4% (Census 2011)