Village · Balia, Begusarai # Kishunpur Kishunpur is a village in Balia sub-district of Begusarai district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 1,197 people in 236 households, the 30th largest of 45 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%. - 1,197 people (2011) - 236 households - 75.0% literacy - 864 females per 1,000 males ## Kishunpur PIN code and other codes Kishunpur falls in Balia sub-district, Begusarai district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Kishunpur - Community development block Balia - Census village code 238398 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kishunpur from nearby towns? - Balia (sub-district HQ) 9 km by road - Begusarai (district HQ) 27 km by road - Balia (nearest town) 9 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kishunpur? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Kishunpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Post office In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Kaswa - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Begusarai - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Begusarai - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Begusarai - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kishunpur known for? The main crops are paddy. About 100% of the 37 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kishunpur Of every 100 households in Kishunpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kishunpur · ■ Balia rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 12% - Toilet within the home 12% 30% - No toilet (open defecation) 88% 69% - Tap water 0% 2% - Drinking water within premises 87% 57% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 5% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 94% - Use banking services 32% 39% - Television 3% 8% - Mobile phone 40% 57% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 6% 6% - Car / jeep / van 0% 2% - None of these assets 40% 26% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kishunpur? ■ Kishunpur · ■ Balia rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 75.0% 63.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 864 875 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1107 912 - Working population 35.3% 30.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.8% for men and 61.7% for women. 49% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 119 (28%) · ■ Farm labourers 139 (33%) · ■ Household industry 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 24 (6%) · ■ Marginal 138 (33%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Balia - Mirza Chak 1,421 people - Kishunpur 1,334 people - Majhanpur 1,325 people - Kadam Rasul 1,296 people - Rudarpur 993 people - Sadipur 923 people - Kazi Chak 891 people - Huseni Chak 855 people All 107 villages in Balia ## Quick answers - How far is Kishunpur from Begusarai? 27 km by road - What is the population of Kishunpur? 1,197 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kishunpur in? Begusarai district (Balia sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Kishunpur? 75.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/begusarai/balia/kishunpur-238398/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.