# Borahanpur Village, Bishnupur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bishnupur - II, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Borahanpur

Borahanpur is a village in Bishnupur - II sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **7,218 people in 1,638 households**, the 2nd largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.3%.

- 7,218people (2011)
- 1,638households
- 83.5%literacy
- 956females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Borahanpur

Of every 100 households in Borahanpur in 2011, 73 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Borahanpur · ■ Bishnupur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****47%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****53%**

**45%

Tap water ****100%**

**81%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**84%

Use banking services ****45%**

**46%

Television ****44%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****22%**

**24%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Borahanpur?

■ Borahanpur · ■ Bishnupur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.5%**

**81.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****976**

**953

Working population ****36.4%**

**36.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.4% for men and 78.4% for women. 59% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 133 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 348 (13%) · **■** Household industry 419 (16%) · **■** Other work 1,110 (42%) · **■** Marginal 617 (23%)

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 Bishnupur - II

- Chandi13,332 people
- Khagramuri5,734 people
- Gobindapur5,588 people
- Mirpur4,676 people
- Enayetnagar4,617 people

[All 53 villages in Bishnupur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/bishnupur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Borahanpur?7,218 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Borahanpur in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Bishnupur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Borahanpur?83.5% (Census 2011)