# Bishunpur Village, Narkatia, Purba Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Narkatia, Purba Champaran 

# Bishunpur

Bishunpur is a village in Narkatia sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,022 people in 368 households**, the 27th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.2%.

- 2,022people (2011)
- 368households
- 61.0%literacy
- 862females per 1,000 males

## Bishunpur PIN code and other codes

Bishunpur falls in Narkatia sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRampur
- Community development blockNarkatia
- Census village code217715

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

## How far is Bishunpur from nearby towns?

- Narkatia (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Motihari (district HQ)25 km by road
- Motihari (nearest town)25 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?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Bishunpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Motihari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Motihari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 74% of the 164 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 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

Of every 100 households in Bishunpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Bishunpur · ■ Narkatia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**37%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****24%**

**30%

Television ****2%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**19%

Own their home ****100%**

**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?

■ Bishunpur · ■ Narkatia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.0%**

**57.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****862**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****880**

**919

Working population ****36.3%**

**34.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.4% for men and 42.9% for women. 45% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 40 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (3%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 409 (56%) · **■** Marginal 253 (34%)

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 Narkatia

- Siripur2,612 people
- Budhuaha2,299 people
- Murli2,206 people
- Bindbasini2,156 people
- Laudiha1,988 people
- Bathuahiya1,908 people
- Mathiya Birt1,809 people
- Duho Suho1,793 people

[All 54 villages in Narkatia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/narkatia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bishunpur from Motihari?25 km by road
- What is the population of Bishunpur?2,022 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bishunpur in?Purba Champaran district (Narkatia sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bishunpur?61.0% (Census 2011)