# Bishunpur Kantahi Village, Gwalpara, Madhepura (Bihar)

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Village · Gwalpara, Madhepura 

# Bishunpur Kantahi

Bishunpur Kantahi is a village in Gwalpara sub-district of Madhepura district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,927 people in 402 households**, the 25th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.9%.

- 1,927people (2011)
- 402households
- 46.5%literacy
- 972females per 1,000 males

## Bishunpur Kantahi PIN code and other codes

Bishunpur Kantahi falls in Gwalpara sub-district, Madhepura district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatTeme Bhela
- Community development blockGwalpara
- Census village code226040

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Bishunpur Kantahi from nearby towns?

- Gwalpara (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Madhepura (district HQ)30 km by road
- Madhepura (nearest town)36 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 Kantahi?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chatra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Madhepura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gwalpara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Kantahi known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. Products made here include rice mills. About 100% of the 168 hectares of village land is sown, and 78 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 Kantahi

Of every 100 households in Bishunpur Kantahi in 2011, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bishunpur Kantahi · ■ Gwalpara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****83%**

**63%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****25%**

**25%

Television ****2%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**39%

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 Kantahi?

■ Bishunpur Kantahi · ■ Gwalpara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.5%**

**52.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****979**

**938

Working population ****45.6%**

**39.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.6% for men and 34.0% for women. 48% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 89 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 360 (41%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 86 (10%) · **■** Marginal 339 (39%)

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 Gwalpara

- Birgaon2,057 people
- Birgaon2,026 people
- Parsi2,008 people
- Lohar1,974 people
- Siswapatti1,850 people
- Amauja1,758 people
- Chatra Chak1,741 people
- Jotmanohar1,655 people

[All 51 villages in Gwalpara](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/gwalpara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bishunpur Kantahi from Madhepura?30 km by road
- What is the population of Bishunpur Kantahi?1,927 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bishunpur Kantahi in?Madhepura district (Gwalpara sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bishunpur Kantahi?46.5% (Census 2011)