# Bishunpurwa Village, Lauriya, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/lauriya/bishunpurwa/ Village · Lauriya, Pashchim Champaran # Bishunpurwa Bishunpurwa is a village in Lauriya sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845453**. The 2011 Census counted **4,160 people in 783 households**, the 15th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%. - 4,160people (2011) - 783households - 54.2%literacy - 845453PIN code ## Bishunpurwa PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bishunpurwa is 845453.** Bishunpurwa falls in Lauriya sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. - PIN code845453 - Gram panchayatSiswaniya - Community development blockLauriya - Census village code216777 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? - Lauriya (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Bettiah (district HQ)31 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? 11 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 - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Lauria - ○Degree college10+ km · Bettiah - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Bishunpurwa known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 91% of the 198 hectares of village land is sown, and 142 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, 2 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Bishunpurwa · ■ Lauriya rural average Electricity for lighting ****2%** **7% Toilet within the home ****9%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **80% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****54%** **55% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **95% Use banking services ****54%** **38% Television ****2%** **8% Mobile phone ****57%** **52% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****2%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****14%** **25% Own their home ****99%** **98% 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 · ■ Lauriya rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****54.2%** **60.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946** **912 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1033** **966 Working population ****37.5%** **33.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.2% for men and 37.9% for women. 48% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 161 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 460 (29%) · **■** Household industry 38 (2%) · **■** Other work 343 (22%) · **■** Marginal 558 (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 Lauriya - Suarchhap4,542 people - Gondauli4,497 people - Parsauna4,392 people - Dhamaura4,243 people - Siswania4,154 people - Kataia3,961 people - Marahia3,949 people - Dhobni3,760 people [All 96 villages in Lauriya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/lauriya/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bishunpurwa?845453 - How far is Bishunpurwa from Bettiah?31 km by road - What is the population of Bishunpurwa?4,160 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bishunpurwa in?Pashchim Champaran district (Lauriya sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Bishunpurwa?54.2% (Census 2011)