# Bisharpur Village, Egra - II, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Egra - II, Purba Medinipur 

# Bisharpur

Bisharpur is a village in Egra - II sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **603 people in 127 households**, the 78th largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.5%.

- 603people (2011)
- 127households
- 91.5%literacy
- 1,030females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bisharpur

Of every 100 households in Bisharpur in 2011, 42 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Bisharpur · ■ Egra - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**4%

Tap water ****2%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**11%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****8%**

**33%

Television ****9%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**32%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Bisharpur?

■ Bisharpur · ■ Egra - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.5%**

**86.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1030**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1219**

**953

Working population ****28.0%**

**37.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.8% for men and 87.3% for women. 55% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 105 (62%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (5%) · **■** Other work 35 (21%) · **■** Marginal 21 (12%)

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 Egra - II

- Dakshin Choumukh667 people
- Sarisha664 people
- Teghari634 people
- Amipara610 people
- Bamaniabar600 people
- Maharampur591 people
- Narajpur568 people
- Tolakana552 people

[All 117 villages in Egra - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/egra-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bisharpur?603 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bisharpur in?Purba Medinipur district (Egra - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bisharpur?91.5% (Census 2011)