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Bishahar Population - Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal

Bishahar is a large village located in Raiganj Block of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal with total 573 families residing. The Bishahar village has population of 3066 of which 1624 are males while 1442 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Bishahar village population of children with age 0-6 is 554 which makes up 18.07 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Bishahar village is 888 which is lower than West Bengal state average of 950. Child Sex Ratio for the Bishahar as per census is 822, lower than West Bengal average of 956.

Bishahar village has lower literacy rate compared to West Bengal. In 2011, literacy rate of Bishahar village was 47.77 % compared to 76.26 % of West Bengal. In Bishahar Male literacy stands at 51.44 % while female literacy rate was 43.71 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Bishahar village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Bishahar village.

Bishahar Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 573 - -
Population 3,066 1,624 1,442
Child (0-6) 554 304 250
Schedule Caste 54 26 28
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 47.77 % 51.44 % 43.71 %
Total Workers 1,281 869 412
Main Worker 697 - -
Marginal Worker 584 209 375

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.76 % of total population in Bishahar village. The village Bishahar currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Bishahar village out of total population, 1281 were engaged in work activities. 54.41 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 45.59 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1281 workers engaged in Main Work, 284 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 319 were Agricultural labourer.