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

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Bishnupur

Bishnupur is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,919 people in 525 households**, the 42nd largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 2,919people (2011)
- 525households
- 51.2%literacy
- 899females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bishnupur

Of every 100 households in Bishnupur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bishnupur · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**67%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****90%**

**72%

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

**4%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****4%**

**24%

Television ****0%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**21%

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 Bishnupur?

■ Bishnupur · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.2%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****899**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****855**

**939

Working population ****32.8%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.8% for men and 47.2% for women. 48% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 93 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 395 (41%) · **■** Household industry 18 (2%) · **■** Other work 10 (1%) · **■** Marginal 441 (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

- Lahujgram3,105 people
- Bishahar3,066 people
- Pirojpur2,994 people
- Kumarjol2,955 people
- Basian2,903 people
- Bahor2,840 people
- Chandar2,835 people
- Rudrakhnda2,821 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bishnupur?2,919 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bishnupur in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bishnupur?51.2% (Census 2011)