# Bishnupur Village, Hemtabad, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Hemtabad, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Bishnupur

Bishnupur is a village in Hemtabad sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,397 people in 759 households**, the 6th largest of 114 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%.

- 3,397people (2011)
- 759households
- 64.8%literacy
- 922females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bishnupur

Of every 100 households in Bishnupur in 2011, 24 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bishnupur · ■ Hemtabad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**78%

Tap water ****1%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**67%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****10%**

**16%

Television ****8%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**27%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Bishnupur?

■ Bishnupur · ■ Hemtabad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.8%**

**67.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****894**

**955

Working population ****53.7%**

**42.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.0% for men and 56.0% for women. 60% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 268 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 385 (21%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 109 (6%) · **■** Marginal 1,053 (58%)

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 Hemtabad

- Kasimpur4,188 people
- Hemtabad3,810 people
- Islampur3,563 people
- Naoda3,434 people
- Kakarsing3,136 people
- Malon2,870 people
- Titihi2,810 people
- Nurpur2,716 people

[All 116 villages in Hemtabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/hemtabad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bishnupur?3,397 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bishnupur in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Hemtabad sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bishnupur?64.8% (Census 2011)