Village · Gwalpara, Madhepura # Bishunpur Arar Bishunpur Arar is a village in Gwalpara sub-district of Madhepura district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 4,732 people in 932 households, the 8th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.9%. - 4,732 people (2011) - 932 households - 55.8% literacy - 973 females per 1,000 males ## Bishunpur Arar PIN code and other codes Bishunpur Arar falls in Gwalpara sub-district, Madhepura district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Reshna - Community development block Gwalpara - Census village code 226018 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bishunpur Arar from nearby towns? - Gwalpara (sub-district HQ) 6 km by road - Madhepura (district HQ) 16 km by road - Madhepura (nearest town) 17 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bishunpur Arar? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Bishunpur Arar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● National highway In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Commercial bank In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Gwalpara - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Madhepura - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Madhepura - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 3 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Bishunpur Arar known for? The main crops are paddy, wheat and maize. Products made here include rice mills. About 90% of the 481 hectares of village land is sown, and 179 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Bishunpur Arar Of every 100 households in Bishunpur Arar in 2011, 3 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bishunpur Arar · ■ Gwalpara rural average - Electricity for lighting 3% 4% - Toilet within the home 5% 10% - No toilet (open defecation) 95% 89% - Tap water 1% 2% - Drinking water within premises 63% 63% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 97% - Use banking services 38% 25% - Television 9% 5% - Mobile phone 24% 37% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 7% 4% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 37% 39% - Own their home 99% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Bishunpur Arar? ■ Bishunpur Arar · ■ Gwalpara rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 55.8% 52.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 973 931 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 933 938 - Working population 28.8% 39.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.5% for men and 45.0% for women. 44% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 603 (44%) · ■ Farm labourers 431 (32%) · ■ Household industry 19 (1%) · ■ Other work 141 (10%) · ■ Marginal 167 (12%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Gwalpara - Goalpara 6,503 people - Jhajhari 5,915 people - Babhangawan 4,989 people - Pirnagar 4,887 people - shyam 4,593 people - Depura 4,004 people - Bhaluahi 3,741 people - Temabhela 3,678 people All 51 villages in Gwalpara ## Quick answers - How far is Bishunpur Arar from Madhepura? 16 km by road - What is the population of Bishunpur Arar? 4,732 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bishunpur Arar in? Madhepura district (Gwalpara sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Bishunpur Arar? 55.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/gwalpara/bishunpur-arar/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.