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

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Bishrail

Bishrail is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,192 people in 271 households**, the 131st largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 1,192people (2011)
- 271households
- 62.4%literacy
- 1,007females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bishrail

Of every 100 households in Bishrail in 2011, 18 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bishrail · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**67%

Tap water ****2%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**72%

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

**4%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****12%**

**24%

Television ****5%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**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 Bishrail?

■ Bishrail · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.4%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1024**

**939

Working population ****40.1%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.1% for men and 59.8% for women. 56% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 84 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 227 (47%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 18 (4%) · **■** Marginal 148 (31%)

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

- Sarai1,269 people
- Barai1,242 people
- Kumardangi1,237 people
- Pakamba1,200 people
- Sahapur1,171 people
- Kalibari1,134 people
- Bhagilata1,109 people
- Lohagara1,094 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bishrail?1,192 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bishrail in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bishrail?62.4% (Census 2011)