# Bishahar Village, Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Bishahar

Bishahar is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,066 people in 573 households**, the 39th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 3,066people (2011)
- 573households
- 47.8%literacy
- 888females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bishahar

Of every 100 households in Bishahar in 2011, 14 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bishahar · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**67%

Tap water ****22%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**72%

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

**4%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****36%**

**24%

Television ****5%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Bishahar?

■ Bishahar · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.8%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****822**

**939

Working population ****41.8%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.4% for men and 43.7% for women. 54% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 284 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 319 (25%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 92 (7%) · **■** Marginal 584 (46%)

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 Raiganj

- Ratanpur3,239 people
- Balia3,156 people
- Kotgram3,112 people
- Lahujgram3,105 people
- Pirojpur2,994 people
- Kumarjol2,955 people
- Bishnupur2,919 people
- Basian2,903 people

[All 222 villages in Raiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/raiganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bishahar?3,066 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bishahar in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bishahar?47.8% (Census 2011)