Village · Gaya Town C.D.Block, Gaya # Bishunganj Bishunganj is a village in Gaya Town C.D.Block sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 1,579 people in 267 households, the 42nd largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.9%. - 1,579 people (2011) - 267 households - 67.6% literacy - 933 females per 1,000 males ## Bishunganj PIN code and other codes Bishunganj falls in Gaya Town C.D.Block sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Dhansir - Community development block Gaya Town C.D.Block - Census village code 255390 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bishunganj from nearby towns? - Gaya Town C.D.Block (sub-district HQ) 7 km by road - Gaya (district HQ) 7 km by road - Gaya (nearest town) 7 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bishunganj? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Bishunganj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Khurar - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Gaya - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Gaya - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 4 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Bishunganj known for? The main crops are paddy. About 51% of the 75 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Bishunganj Of every 100 households in Bishunganj in 2011, 13 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bishunganj · ■ Gaya Town C.D.Block rural average - Electricity for lighting 13% 21% - Toilet within the home 31% 26% - No toilet (open defecation) 69% 73% - Tap water 3% 3% - Drinking water within premises 44% 51% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 7% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 91% 87% - Use banking services 57% 50% - Television 34% 22% - Mobile phone 45% 50% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 9% 8% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 45% 30% - 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 Bishunganj? ■ Bishunganj · ■ Gaya Town C.D.Block rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 67.6% 61.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 933 940 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 771 974 - Working population 27.3% 35.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.7% for men and 61.4% for women. 44% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 8 (2%) · ■ Farm labourers 120 (28%) · ■ Household industry 31 (7%) · ■ Other work 135 (31%) · ■ Marginal 137 (32%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Gaya Town C.D.Block - Chaurahar 1,774 people - Sherpur 1,715 people - Korwan 1,703 people - Kusarhi 1,646 people - Dhansir 1,565 people - Bahadur Bigha 1,546 people - Katahri 1,532 people - Pathraura 1,484 people All 87 villages in Gaya Town C.D.Block ## Quick answers - How far is Bishunganj from Gaya? 7 km by road - What is the population of Bishunganj? 1,579 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bishunganj in? Gaya district (Gaya Town C.D.Block sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Bishunganj? 67.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/gaya-town-c-d-block/bishunganj/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.