# Bishunpurwa Village, Gaunaha, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Gaunaha, Pashchim Champaran 

# Bishunpurwa

Bishunpurwa is a village in Gaunaha sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **619 people in 120 households**, the 124th largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.9%.

- 619people (2011)
- 120households
- 77.6%literacy
- 905females per 1,000 males

## Bishunpurwa PIN code and other codes

Bishunpurwa falls in Gaunaha sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDomat
- Community development blockGaunaha
- Census village code216452

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

## How far is Bishunpurwa from nearby towns?

- Gaunaha (sub-district HQ)29 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)64 km by road
- Narkatiyaganj (nearest town)22 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 Bishunpurwa?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Bishunpurwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Narkatiaganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Narkatiaganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Bishunpurwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 62% of the 132 hectares of village land is sown, and 82 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 Bishunpurwa

Of every 100 households in Bishunpurwa in 2011, 1 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Bishunpurwa · ■ Gaunaha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**92%

Tap water ****9%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**42%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****50%**

**38%

Television ****17%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**24%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Bishunpurwa?

■ Bishunpurwa · ■ Gaunaha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.6%**

**58.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1243**

**959

Working population ****53.8%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.6% for men and 63.7% for women. 53% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 24 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (5%) · **■** Other work 9 (3%) · **■** Marginal 284 (85%)

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 Gaunaha

- Mahajogin651 people
- Hauda647 people
- Pachrukhia640 people
- Dharampur620 people
- Kauaha566 people
- Rampurwa551 people
- Itwa539 people
- Charihani538 people

[All 168 villages in Gaunaha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/gaunaha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bishunpurwa from Bettiah?64 km by road
- What is the population of Bishunpurwa?619 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bishunpurwa in?Pashchim Champaran district (Gaunaha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bishunpurwa?77.6% (Census 2011)