# Bishra Village, Diamond Harbour - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Diamond Harbour - II, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Bishra

Bishra is a village in Diamond Harbour - II sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,274 people in 956 households**, the 6th largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%.

- 4,274people (2011)
- 956households
- 75.2%literacy
- 960females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bishra

Of every 100 households in Bishra in 2011, 67 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bishra · ■ Diamond Harbour - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**41%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**2%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**84%

Use banking services ****51%**

**42%

Television ****35%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****25%**

**37%

Own their home ****89%**

**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 Bishra?

■ Bishra · ■ Diamond Harbour - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.2%**

**77.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****973**

**937

Working population ****39.0%**

**36.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.7% for men and 69.4% for women. 60% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 40 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 40 (2%) · **■** Household industry 20 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,382 (83%) · **■** Marginal 186 (11%)

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 Diamond Harbour - II

- Patra8,310 people
- Nurpur7,527 people
- Nainan5,144 people
- Ramnagar4,655 people
- Chandnagar4,156 people
- Bhushna4,147 people
- Gopalpur4,118 people
- Sarisha3,883 people

[All 91 villages in Diamond Harbour - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/diamond-harbour-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bishra?4,274 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bishra in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Diamond Harbour - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bishra?75.2% (Census 2011)