# Bilashpur Village, Contai - III, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Contai - III, Purba Medinipur 

# Bilashpur

Bilashpur is a village in Contai - III sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **863 people in 197 households**, the 62nd largest of 166 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 89.9%.

- 863people (2011)
- 197households
- 77.8%literacy
- 1,055females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bilashpur

Of every 100 households in Bilashpur in 2011, 37 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bilashpur · ■ Contai - III rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**95%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**4%

Tap water ****91%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**2%

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

**2%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****66%**

**42%

Television ****16%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****47%**

**27%

Own their home ****97%**

**94%

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 Bilashpur?

■ Bilashpur · ■ Contai - III rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.8%**

**89.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1055**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1692**

**948

Working population ****34.9%**

**41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.7% for men and 71.9% for women. 64% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 47 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 100 (33%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 99 (33%) · **■** Marginal 52 (17%)

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 - III

- Paschim Fatepur925 people
- Bagha Danri899 people
- Marisi891 people
- Khalsi Berya869 people
- Dakshin Nischintapur860 people
- Jantai860 people
- Raniora848 people
- Kushumpur843 people

[All 166 villages in Contai - III](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/contai-iii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bilashpur?863 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bilashpur in?Purba Medinipur district (Contai - III sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bilashpur?77.8% (Census 2011)