# Bishwanathpur Village, Contai - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Contai - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Bishwanathpur

Bishwanathpur is a village in Contai - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,853 people in 550 households**, the 6th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 89.3%.

- 2,853people (2011)
- 550households
- 87.6%literacy
- 906females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bishwanathpur

Of every 100 households in Bishwanathpur in 2011, 11 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bishwanathpur · ■ Contai - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****93%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**5%

Tap water ****1%**

**11%

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

**15%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**91%

Use banking services ****20%**

**43%

Television ****4%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**25%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Bishwanathpur?

■ Bishwanathpur · ■ Contai - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.6%**

**89.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****846**

**956

Working population ****39.7%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.9% for men and 79.7% for women. 59% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 152 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 247 (22%) · **■** Household industry 17 (2%) · **■** Other work 423 (37%) · **■** Marginal 294 (26%)

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 Contai - I

- Badalpur 1St Part3,980 people
- Srirampur3,274 people
- Tedubi3,083 people
- Majila Pur2,937 people
- Baksispur2,788 people
- Nayaput2,372 people
- Biramput2,370 people
- Paschim Manikpur2,308 people

[All 225 villages in Contai - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/contai-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bishwanathpur?2,853 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bishwanathpur in?Purba Medinipur district (Contai - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bishwanathpur?87.6% (Census 2011)