# Bishunpur Village, Sonhaula, Bhagalpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Sonhaula, Bhagalpur 

# Bishunpur

Bishunpur is a village in Sonhaula sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **140 people in 34 households**, the 131st largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 31.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.9%.

- 140people (2011)
- 34households
- 31.7%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Bishunpur PIN code and other codes

Bishunpur falls in Sonhaula sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatAmdiha
- Community development blockSonhaula
- Census village code240281

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

## How far is Bishunpur from nearby towns?

- Sonhaula (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)42 km by road
- Colgong (nearest town)31 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 Bishunpur?

1 services counted by the Census are inside Bishunpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Baisa
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Colgong
- ○Degree college10+ km · Colgong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Bishunpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 95% of the 40 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Bishunpur

Of every 100 households in Bishunpur in 2011, 100 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bishunpur · ■ Sonhaula rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**24%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**85%

Use banking services ****32%**

**44%

Television ****0%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Bishunpur?

■ Bishunpur · ■ Sonhaula rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****31.7%**

**54.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**900

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**944

Working population ****38.6%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 40.0% for men and 23.3% for women. 50% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 5 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (26%) · **■** Marginal 35 (65%)

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 Sonhaula

- Jafra185 people
- Shankarpur Arazi185 people
- Baniara Milik171 people
- Banni154 people
- Ajalpur Milik137 people
- Mohatiachak106 people
- Mahuachak79 people
- Nanokhar75 people

[All 177 villages in Sonhaula](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/sonhaula/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bishunpur from Bhagalpur?42 km by road
- What is the population of Bishunpur?140 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bishunpur in?Bhagalpur district (Sonhaula sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bishunpur?31.7% (Census 2011)