Village · Surajgarha, Lakhisarai # Bishunpur Bishunpur is a village in Surajgarha sub-district of Lakhisarai district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 976 people in 185 households, the 83rd largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%. - 976 people (2011) - 185 households - 54.0% literacy - 881 females per 1,000 males ## Bishunpur PIN code and other codes Bishunpur falls in Surajgarha sub-district, Lakhisarai district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Bariyarpur, Madanpur - Community development block Surajgarha - Census village code 243479 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bishunpur from nearby towns? - Surajgarha (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Lakhisarai (district HQ) 30 km by road - Lakhisarai (nearest town) 30 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bishunpur? 4 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 - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Lakhisarai - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Munger - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Munger - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 5 h summer · 5 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 43% of the 1,089 hectares of village land is sown, and 73 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, 53 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bishunpur · ■ Surajgarha rural average - Electricity for lighting 53% 36% - Toilet within the home 18% 34% - No toilet (open defecation) 82% 64% - Tap water 3% 5% - Drinking water within premises 30% 41% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 8% 7% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 91% 92% - Use banking services 75% 65% - Television 13% 24% - Mobile phone 54% 60% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 6% 7% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 23% 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+) 54.0% 63.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 881 883 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 971 919 - Working population 35.6% 31.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.7% for men and 43.8% for women. 44% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 53 (15%) · ■ Farm labourers 15 (4%) · ■ Household industry 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 63 (18%) · ■ Marginal 213 (61%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Surajgarha - Kesopur 1,041 people - Nanakpur Doghra 1,018 people - Arazi Majhiawan 995 people - Bar 987 people - Narotimpur 867 people - Abgil Hasimpur 827 people - Dharampur 821 people - Majhiawan 793 people All 184 villages in Surajgarha ## Quick answers - How far is Bishunpur from Lakhisarai? 30 km by road - What is the population of Bishunpur? 976 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bishunpur in? Lakhisarai district (Surajgarha sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Bishunpur? 54.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/lakhisarai/surajgarha/bishunpur-243479/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.