# Biswak Village, Islampur, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Islampur, Nalanda 

# Biswak

Biswak is a village in Islampur sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar, PIN code **801303**. The 2011 Census counted **2,918 people in 392 households**, the 23rd largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.3%.

- 2,918people (2011)
- 392households
- 69.0%literacy
- 801303PIN code

## Biswak PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Biswak is 801303.** Biswak falls in Islampur sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- PIN code801303
- Gram panchayatBiswak
- Community development blockIslampur
- Census village code244905

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

## How far is Biswak from nearby towns?

- Islampur (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)42 km by road
- Islampur (nearest town)4 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 Biswak?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Biswak; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Islampur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Islampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hilsa
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 6 h winter

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 Biswak known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 71% of the 250 hectares of village land is sown, and 171 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 Biswak

Of every 100 households in Biswak in 2011, 12 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Biswak · ■ Islampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**79%

Tap water ****9%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**94%

Use banking services ****62%**

**46%

Television ****24%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**29%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Biswak?

■ Biswak · ■ Islampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.0%**

**64.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****874**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****835**

**921

Working population ****45.3%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.6% for men and 58.1% for women. 48% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 201 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 396 (30%) · **■** Household industry 50 (4%) · **■** Other work 204 (15%) · **■** Marginal 472 (36%)

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 Islampur

- Sharifa3,295 people
- Dhobidiha2,973 people
- Kobil2,945 people
- Barai2,927 people
- Kapasia2,904 people
- Herthu2,857 people
- Paithana2,707 people
- Kewali2,681 people

[All 91 villages in Islampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/islampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Biswak?801303
- How far is Biswak from Biharsharif?42 km by road
- What is the population of Biswak?2,918 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Biswak in?Nalanda district (Islampur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Biswak?69.0% (Census 2011)