Village · Koilwar, Bhojpur
# Bishunpur

Bishunpur is a village in Koilwar sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar, PIN code 802161. The 2011 Census counted 2,128 people in 389 households, the 30th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.
- 2,128 people (2011)
- 389 households
- 67.9% literacy
- 802161 PIN code

## Bishunpur PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Bishunpur is 802161. Bishunpur falls in Koilwar sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar.
- PIN code 802161
- Gram panchayat Jalpura
- Community development block Koilwar
- Census village code 246968

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

## How far is Bishunpur from nearby towns?
- Koilwar (sub-district HQ) 14 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ) 22 km by road
- Koilwar (nearest town) 14 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Bishunpur?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water and hand pumps

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bishunpur known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 50% of the 159 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Bishunpur

Of every 100 households in Bishunpur in 2011, 4 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bishunpur · ■ Koilwar rural average
- Electricity for lighting 4% 22%
- Toilet within the home 12% 30%
- No toilet (open defecation) 82% 68%
- Tap water 4% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 72% 69%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 11%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 94% 86%
- Use banking services 57% 62%
- Television 31% 26%
- Mobile phone 44% 59%
- Computer with internet 1% 1%
- Two-wheeler 8% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 2%
- None of these assets 39% 21%
- Own their home 96% 98%

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

## What is the population of Bishunpur?

■ Bishunpur · ■ Koilwar rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 67.9% 70.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 877 898
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 989 924
- Working population 28.8% 29.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.1% for men and 55.9% for women. 40% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 133 (22%) · ■ Farm labourers 270 (44%) · ■ Household industry 8 (1%) · ■ Other work 163 (27%) · ■ Marginal 39 (6%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Koilwar
- Bahiyara 2,250 people
- Pachrukhia 2,214 people
- Kishunpura 2,165 people
- Sirpalpur 2,140 people
- Mathurapur 2,126 people
- Pachaina 1,971 people
- Amma Narbirpur 1,945 people
- Jahanpur 1,934 people

All 71 villages in Koilwar

## Other places named Bishunpur
- Bishunpur · Sub-district, Gumla · 62,319 people
- Bishunpur · Village, Barari, Katihar · 14,428 people
- Bishunpur · Village, Raniganj, Araria · 10,892 people
- Bishunpur · Village, Gobindpur, Nawada · 10,317 people
- Bishunpur · Village, Korha, Katihar · 8,995 people
- Bishunpur · Village, Parihar, Sitamarhi · 8,974 people

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Bishunpur? 802161
- How far is Bishunpur from Arrah? 22 km by road
- What is the population of Bishunpur? 2,128 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bishunpur in? Bhojpur district (Koilwar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bishunpur? 67.9% (Census 2011)

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