# Purba Bishnupur, South Twenty Four Parganas (West Bengal)

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Town · South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal 

# Purba Bishnupur

Purba Bishnupur is a town in Mandirbazar sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal (municipality). The 2011 Census counted **13,060 people** in 2,637 households. Literacy was 77.7%.

- 13,060people (2011)
- 2,637households
- 77.7%literacy
- 961females per 1,000 males

## Population of Purba Bishnupur

■ Purba Bishnupur · ■ South Twenty Four Parganas urban average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.7%**

**82.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****926**

**957

Working population ****31.4%**

**36.4%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Purba Bishnupur

Of every 100 households in Purba Bishnupur in 2011, 50 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Purba Bishnupur · ■ South Twenty Four Parganas urban average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**13%

Tap water ****22%**

**45%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**37%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**44%

Use banking services ****36%**

**60%

Television ****27%**

**60%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**9%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****31%**

**15%

Own their home ****96%**

**84%

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 people in Purba Bishnupur work as

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**■** Services, trade & industry 2,029 (50%) · **■** Household industry 119 (3%) · **■** Farming 779 (19%) · **■** Marginal 1,169 (29%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Purba Bishnupur?13,060 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purba Bishnupur in?South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal