Village · Surajgarha, Lakhisarai # Bishunpur Bishunpur is a village in Surajgarha sub-district of Lakhisarai district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 5,202 people in 888 households, the 15th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%. - 5,202 people (2011) - 888 households - 65.6% literacy - 891 females per 1,000 males ## Bishunpur PIN code and other codes Bishunpur falls in Surajgarha sub-district, Lakhisarai district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Ghosaith - Community development block Surajgarha - Census village code 243466 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bishunpur from nearby towns? - Surajgarha (sub-district HQ) 14 km by road - Lakhisarai (district HQ) 40 km by road - Lakhisarai (nearest town) 40 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bishunpur? 14 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 - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 - ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 - ● Mobile phone coverage 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 - ● Community centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Abhaypur - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Munger - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Munger - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 6 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 Bishunpur known for? The main crops are paddy. About 85% of the 344 hectares of village land is sown, and 88 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, 32 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bishunpur · ■ Surajgarha rural average - Electricity for lighting 32% 36% - Toilet within the home 34% 34% - No toilet (open defecation) 66% 64% - Tap water 2% 5% - Drinking water within premises 50% 41% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 12% 7% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 88% 92% - Use banking services 77% 65% - Television 28% 24% - Mobile phone 71% 60% - Computer with internet 1% 1% - Two-wheeler 7% 7% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 20% 27% - Own their home 98% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Bishunpur? ■ Bishunpur · ■ Surajgarha rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 65.6% 63.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 891 883 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 941 919 - Working population 34.1% 31.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.6% for men and 57.7% for women. 47% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 405 (23%) · ■ Farm labourers 235 (13%) · ■ Household industry 25 (1%) · ■ Other work 560 (32%) · ■ Marginal 548 (31%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Surajgarha - Chandanpur 6,776 people - Bariarpur 5,944 people - Maheshpur 5,785 people - Urain 5,470 people - Kiranpur 5,008 people - Sirikishun 4,746 people - Ghuset 4,404 people - Budhauli Bankar 4,304 people All 184 villages in Surajgarha ## Quick answers - How far is Bishunpur from Lakhisarai? 40 km by road - What is the population of Bishunpur? 5,202 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bishunpur in? Lakhisarai district (Surajgarha sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Bishunpur? 65.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/lakhisarai/surajgarha/bishunpur-243466/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.