# Bishunpur Village, Barhara, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/barhara/bishunpur/ Village · Barhara, Bhojpur # Bishunpur Bishunpur is a village in Barhara sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,457 people in 598 households**, the 17th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%. - 4,457people (2011) - 598households - 77.5%literacy - 856females per 1,000 males ## Bishunpur PIN code and other codes Bishunpur falls in Barhara sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatVishunpur - Community development blockBarhara - Census village code246886 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? - Barhara (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Arrah (district HQ)35 km by road - Arrah (nearest town)35 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? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Bishunpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Babura - ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Bishunpur known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 80% of the 225 hectares of village land is sown, and 130 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, 7 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bishunpur · ■ Barhara rural average Electricity for lighting ****7%** **10% Toilet within the home ****10%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **75% Tap water ****0%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****69%** **68% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **91% Use banking services ****59%** **56% Television ****21%** **18% Mobile phone ****66%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****5%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****22%** **19% 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 · ■ Barhara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.5%** **69.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****856** **878 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****879** **906 Working population ****22.3%** **29.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.7% for men and 65.5% for women. 34% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 30 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 66 (7%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 129 (13%) · **■** Marginal 761 (77%) 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 Barhara - Chhinegaon5,375 people - Bakhorapur4,903 people - Gazipur Farhada4,652 people - Gunri4,534 people - Ram Shahar4,337 people - Pharna3,850 people - Piparpanti3,697 people - Paiga3,456 people [All 79 villages in Barhara](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/barhara/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bishunpur from Arrah?35 km by road - What is the population of Bishunpur?4,457 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bishunpur in?Bhojpur district (Barhara sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Bishunpur?77.5% (Census 2011)