Village · Ramnagar - I, Purba Medinipur
# Biswanathpur

Biswanathpur is a village in Ramnagar - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 941 people in 192 households, the 68th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%.
- 941 people (2011)
- 192 households
- 86.0% literacy
- 973 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Biswanathpur

Of every 100 households in Biswanathpur in 2011, 31 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Biswanathpur · ■ Ramnagar - I rural average
- Electricity for lighting 31% 49%
- Toilet within the home 99% 88%
- No toilet (open defecation) 1% 9%
- Tap water 5% 14%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 12%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 89%
- Use banking services 62% 51%
- Television 13% 23%
- Mobile phone 51% 57%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 5% 9%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 8% 18%
- Own their home 95% 95%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Biswanathpur?

■ Biswanathpur · ■ Ramnagar - I rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 86.0% 87.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 973 964
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 681 929
- Working population 30.7% 34.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.6% for men and 79.4% for women. 57% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 31 (11%) · ■ Farm labourers 79 (27%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 103 (36%) · ■ Marginal 75 (26%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Ramnagar - I
- Birampur 975 people
- Bhagibaharampur 970 people
- Paschimbar 949 people
- Uttar Shimulia 943 people
- Bag Brajakishor 927 people
- Ratanpur 926 people
- Tajpur 920 people
- Dakshin Basulipat 909 people

All 149 villages in Ramnagar - I

## Other places named Biswanathpur
- Biswanathpur · Sub-district, Kalahandi · 23,395 people
- Biswanathpur · Village, Deganga, North Twenty Four Parganas · 4,585 people
- Biswanathpur · Village, Golanthara, Ganjam · 3,143 people
- Biswanathpur · Village, Khargram, Murshidabad · 2,952 people
- Biswanathpur · Village, Jagatpur, Cuttack · 2,844 people
- Biswanathpur · Village, Balipatna, Khordha · 2,203 people

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Biswanathpur? 941 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Biswanathpur in? Purba Medinipur district (Ramnagar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Biswanathpur? 86.0% (Census 2011)

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