# Bishnupur Village, Sonai, Cachar (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Sonai, Cachar 

# Bishnupur

Bishnupur is a village in Sonai sub-district of Cachar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,243 people in 271 households**, the 106th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%.

- 1,243people (2011)
- 271households
- 79.6%literacy
- 927females per 1,000 males

## Bishnupur PIN code and other codes

Bishnupur falls in Sonai sub-district, Cachar district, Assam.

- Community development blockNarsingpur
- Census village code299654

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Bishnupur from nearby towns?

- Sonai (sub-district HQ)387 km by road
- Silchar (district HQ)42 km by road
- Silchar (nearest town)42 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Bishnupur?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Bishnupur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dholai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kabuganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Srikona
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bishnupur known for?

The main crops are **paddy and vegetable**. About 53% of the 190 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Bishnupur

Of every 100 households in Bishnupur in 2011, 17 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bishnupur · ■ Sonai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****82%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****18%**

**13%

Tap water ****3%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**9%

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

**7%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****48%**

**32%

Television ****21%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****36%**

**42%

Own their home ****96%**

**96%

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 · ■ Sonai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.6%**

**80.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1010**

**964

Working population ****27.9%**

**32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.5% for men and 73.2% for women. 51% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 134 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 100 (29%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 63 (18%) · **■** Marginal 49 (14%)

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 Sonai

- Rajgobindapur1,312 people
- Dakshin Mohanpur Pt VI1,297 people
- Malugram1,275 people
- Boalihaor1,252 people
- Khashpur1,240 people
- Dakshin Mohanpur Pt VIII1,207 people
- Nagakhal1,202 people
- Ganganagar Pt VII1,176 people

[All 221 villages in Sonai](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/sonai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bishnupur from Silchar?42 km by road
- What is the population of Bishnupur?1,243 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bishnupur in?Cachar district (Sonai sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Bishnupur?79.6% (Census 2011)