Village · Barhara, Bhojpur
# Bishambharpur

Bishambharpur is a village in Barhara sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar, PIN code 802311. The 2011 Census counted 1,292 people in 182 households, the 44th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.
- 1,292 people (2011)
- 182 households
- 72.3% literacy
- 802311 PIN code

## Bishambharpur PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Bishambharpur is 802311. Bishambharpur falls in Barhara sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar.
- PIN code 802311
- Gram panchayat Akauna
- Community development block Barhara
- Census village code 246873

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Bishambharpur from nearby towns?
- Barhara (sub-district HQ) 2 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ) 25 km by road
- Arrah (nearest town) 25 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Bishambharpur?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Bishambharpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Arrah
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Arrah
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Arrah
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 1 h summer · 1 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bishambharpur known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 62% of the 408 hectares of village land is sown, and 128 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Bishambharpur

Of every 100 households in Bishambharpur in 2011, 6 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bishambharpur · ■ Barhara rural average
- Electricity for lighting 6% 10%
- Toilet within the home 26% 23%
- No toilet (open defecation) 60% 75%
- Tap water 37% 7%
- Drinking water within premises 93% 68%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 5%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 91%
- Use banking services 37% 56%
- Television 25% 18%
- Mobile phone 57% 61%
- Computer with internet 1% 1%
- Two-wheeler 11% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 2%
- None of these assets 16% 19%
- Own their home 99% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Bishambharpur?

■ Bishambharpur · ■ Barhara rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 72.3% 69.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 881 878
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 767 906
- Working population 23.1% 29.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.0% for men and 64.9% for women. 40% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 29 (10%) · ■ Farm labourers 161 (54%) · ■ Household industry 70 (23%) · ■ Other work 18 (6%) · ■ Marginal 21 (7%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Barhara
- Majhauli 1,572 people
- Parasrampur 1,548 people
- Jokahri 1,362 people
- Kazi Chak 1,349 people
- Kuiya 1,235 people
- Bhusahula 1,170 people
- Keshopur 1,153 people
- Kudaria 1,012 people

All 79 villages in Barhara

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Bishambharpur? 802311
- How far is Bishambharpur from Arrah? 25 km by road
- What is the population of Bishambharpur? 1,292 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bishambharpur in? Bhojpur district (Barhara sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bishambharpur? 72.3% (Census 2011)

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