# Bishunpurwa Village, Adapur, Purba Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/adapur/bishunpurwa/ Village · Adapur, Purba Champaran # Bishunpurwa Bishunpurwa is a village in Adapur sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,842 people in 984 households**, the 14th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.2%. - 4,842people (2011) - 984households - 59.2%literacy - 898females per 1,000 males ## Bishunpurwa PIN code and other codes Bishunpurwa falls in Adapur sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatLaxmipur Pokhriya - Community development blockAdapur - Census village code217549 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? - Adapur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)50 km by road - Raxaul (nearest town)16 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? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Bishunpurwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Adapur - ○Degree college10+ km · Raxaul - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○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 - Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 95% of the 264 hectares of village land is sown, and 214 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, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Bishunpurwa · ■ Adapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **4% Toilet within the home ****6%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **87% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****40%** **29% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **97% Use banking services ****23%** **32% Television ****3%** **7% Mobile phone ****50%** **50% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****8%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****9%** **6% None of these assets ****16%** **20% 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 · ■ Adapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.2%** **52.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898** **886 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1006** **951 Working population ****34.1%** **38.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.0% for men and 45.7% for women. 46% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 347 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 232 (14%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 26 (2%) · **■** Marginal 1,046 (63%) 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 Adapur - Belahiya5,410 people - Koraia5,157 people - Sirsiya5,055 people - Mutia4,874 people - Kachurbari4,556 people - Nakardei4,250 people - Latiahi4,092 people - Harpur4,001 people [All 60 villages in Adapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/adapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bishunpurwa from Motihari?50 km by road - What is the population of Bishunpurwa?4,842 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bishunpurwa in?Purba Champaran district (Adapur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Bishunpurwa?59.2% (Census 2011)