Village · Kochadhamin, Kishanganj # Bishunpur Bishunpur is a village in Kochadhamin sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar, PIN code 855115. The 2011 Census counted 2,215 people in 415 households, the 51st largest of 143 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.4%. - 2,215 people (2011) - 415 households - 54.7% literacy - 855115 PIN code ## Bishunpur PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Bishunpur is 855115. Bishunpur falls in Kochadhamin sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar. - PIN code 855115 - Gram panchayat Sundarbari - Community development block Kochadhamin - Census village code 222828 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bishunpur from nearby towns? - Kochadhamin (sub-district HQ) 7 km by road - Kishanganj (district HQ) 40 km by road - Kishanganj (nearest town) 40 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bishunpur? 12 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 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Railway station In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Kochadhamin - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kishanganj - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kishanganj - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 8 h winter 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 85% of the 121 hectares of village land is sown, and 41 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, 27 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Bishunpur · ■ Kochadhamin rural average - Electricity for lighting 27% 18% - Toilet within the home 2% 7% - No toilet (open defecation) 98% 92% - Tap water 3% 1% - Drinking water within premises 19% 31% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97% - Use banking services 29% 21% - Television 1% 4% - Mobile phone 50% 42% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 5% 6% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 32% 30% - Own their home 98% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Bishunpur? ■ Bishunpur · ■ Kochadhamin rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 54.7% 59.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 943 930 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 914 962 - Working population 25.9% 29.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 63.1% for men and 45.8% for women. 49% of men and 1% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 90 (16%) · ■ Farm labourers 467 (82%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 13 (2%) · ■ Marginal 2 (0%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kochadhamin - Mahiarpur 2,340 people - Bhag Baisa 2,326 people - Karehbari 2,279 people - Rasulganj 2,266 people - Nihalbhag 2,190 people - Bhawaniganj 2,149 people - Topamari 2,132 people - Baichakutti 2,115 people All 150 villages in Kochadhamin ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bishunpur? 855115 - How far is Bishunpur from Kishanganj? 40 km by road - What is the population of Bishunpur? 2,215 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bishunpur in? Kishanganj district (Kochadhamin sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Bishunpur? 54.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/kochadhamin/bishunpur-222828/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.