# Bishunpur Bara Village, Mehsi, Purba Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/mehsi/bishunpur-bara/ Village · Mehsi, Purba Champaran # Bishunpur Bara Bishunpur Bara is a village in Mehsi sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,623 people in 281 households**, the 32nd largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.0%. - 1,623people (2011) - 281households - 57.7%literacy - 953females per 1,000 males ## Bishunpur Bara PIN code and other codes Bishunpur Bara falls in Mehsi sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatRajepur - Community development blockMehsi - Census village code218737 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bishunpur Bara from nearby towns? - Mehsi (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)60 km by road - Mehsi (nearest town)15 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 Bara? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Bishunpur Bara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mehsi - ○Degree college10+ km · Chakia - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes 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 Bara known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 93% of the 127 hectares of village land is sown, and 33 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 Bara Of every 100 households in Bishunpur Bara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bishunpur Bara · ■ Mehsi rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **4% Toilet within the home ****22%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****78%** **86% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****28%** **39% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****36%** **44% Television ****6%** **7% Mobile phone ****35%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****32%** **20% 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 Bishunpur Bara? ■ Bishunpur Bara · ■ Mehsi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.7%** **54.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953** **903 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1122** **962 Working population ****36.9%** **33.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.2% for men and 45.1% for women. 50% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 151 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 269 (45%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 38 (6%) · **■** Marginal 133 (22%) 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 Mehsi - Chintamanpur1,799 people - Madhopur Phulwaria1,772 people - Bakhri1,716 people - Rani Patti1,677 people - Dagraha1,613 people - Ahibaran Chhapra1,609 people - Ojhilpur1,579 people - Koirgawan1,546 people [All 94 villages in Mehsi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/mehsi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bishunpur Bara from Motihari?60 km by road - What is the population of Bishunpur Bara?1,623 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bishunpur Bara in?Purba Champaran district (Mehsi sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Bishunpur Bara?57.7% (Census 2011)