 Males constituted 52% of the population and females 48%.Bisharatganj had an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 85% and female literacy of 70%.22% of the population is under 6 years of age

In 1756 Nawab Meer Bisharat Ali came from Baghdad and used to reside here after whom the town was named Bisharat Ganj.