# Biswas Village, Sahid Matangini, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Sahid Matangini, Purba Medinipur 

# Biswas

Biswas is a village in Sahid Matangini sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,501 people in 596 households**, the 31st largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.8%.

- 2,501people (2011)
- 596households
- 90.6%literacy
- 946females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Biswas

Of every 100 households in Biswas in 2011, 87 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Biswas · ■ Sahid Matangini rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**68%

Toilet within the home ****65%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****34%**

**21%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

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

**6%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**89%

Use banking services ****8%**

**38%

Television ****7%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****30%**

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Biswas?

■ Biswas · ■ Sahid Matangini rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.6%**

**86.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1080**

**955

Working population ****31.8%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.7% for men and 85.0% for women. 59% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 71 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 147 (18%) · **■** Household industry 25 (3%) · **■** Other work 150 (19%) · **■** Marginal 402 (51%)

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 Sahid Matangini

- Jamitta2,628 people
- Paikpari2,595 people
- Banpur2,526 people
- Pakurya2,523 people
- Hakala2,487 people
- Ramchandrapur2,423 people
- Gobra2,219 people
- Chitra2,209 people

[All 86 villages in Sahid Matangini](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/sahid-matangini/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Biswas?2,501 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Biswas in?Purba Medinipur district (Sahid Matangini sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Biswas?90.6% (Census 2011)