# Bishunpur Village, Ratni Faridpur, Jehanabad (Bihar)

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Village · Ratni Faridpur, Jehanabad 

# Bishunpur

Bishunpur is a village in Ratni Faridpur sub-district of Jehanabad district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,177 people in 196 households**, the 40th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 1,177people (2011)
- 196households
- 57.5%literacy
- 883females per 1,000 males

## Bishunpur PIN code and other codes

Bishunpur falls in Ratni Faridpur sub-district, Jehanabad district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatNarayanpur
- Community development blockRatni Faridpur
- Census village code260120

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?

- Ratni Faridpur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Jehanabad (district HQ)22 km by road
- Jehanabad (nearest town)22 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rakasiya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jehanabad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps 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 Bishunpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 82% of the 114 hectares of village land is sown, and 85 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, 5 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bishunpur · ■ Ratni Faridpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**79%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****22%**

**48%

Television ****2%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****49%**

**34%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 · ■ Ratni Faridpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.5%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****883**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1046**

**927

Working population ****28.0%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.8% for men and 41.9% for women. 48% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 53 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 60 (18%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 97 (29%) · **■** Marginal 119 (36%)

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 Ratni Faridpur

- Salempur1,378 people
- Bedauli1,236 people
- Jahangirpur1,232 people
- Khairu Chak1,232 people
- Gopalpur1,139 people
- Rustan Chak1,119 people
- Pokhanwan1,112 people
- Mirzapur1,067 people

[All 97 villages in Ratni Faridpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/jehanabad/ratni-faridpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bishunpur from Jehanabad?22 km by road
- What is the population of Bishunpur?1,177 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bishunpur in?Jehanabad district (Ratni Faridpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bishunpur?57.5% (Census 2011)