# Bishunia Village, Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi, Darbhanga (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/kusheshwar-asthan-purbi/bishunia/ Village · Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi, Darbhanga # Bishunia Bishunia is a village in Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar, PIN code **848207**. The 2011 Census counted **1,538 people in 314 households**, the 26th largest of 35 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 33.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 44.1%. - 1,538people (2011) - 314households - 33.4%literacy - 848207PIN code ## Bishunia PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bishunia is 848207.** Bishunia falls in Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar. - PIN code848207 - Gram panchayatIthar - Community development blockKusheshwar Asthan Purbi - Census village code227942 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bishunia from nearby towns? - Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Darbhanga (district HQ)65 km by road - Rosera (nearest town)27 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 Bishunia? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Bishunia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Biraul - ○Degree college10+ km · Darbhanga - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river 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 Bishunia known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 93% of the 196 hectares of village land is sown, and 36 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 Bishunia Of every 100 households in Bishunia in 2011, 90 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Bishunia · ■ Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **2% Toilet within the home ****9%** **8% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **91% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****44%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****46%** **16% Television ****2%** **2% Mobile phone ****66%** **40% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **1% None of these assets ****26%** **47% 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 Bishunia? ■ Bishunia · ■ Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****33.4%** **44.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990** **898 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****972** **951 Working population ****23.1%** **37.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 51.5% for men and 15.3% for women. 44% of men and 2% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 15 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 38 (11%) · **■** Other work 9 (3%) · **■** Marginal 293 (83%) 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 Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi - Tilakpur1,910 people - Bhaluka1,790 people - Pipra1,681 people - Kola1,619 people - Khalasin1,427 people - Mahisanr urf Narkatia1,178 people - Burhia Sukhrasi1,036 people - Kolatoka766 people [All 36 villages in Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/kusheshwar-asthan-purbi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bishunia?848207 - How far is Bishunia from Darbhanga?65 km by road - What is the population of Bishunia?1,538 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bishunia in?Darbhanga district (Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Bishunia?33.4% (Census 2011)