# Kishunpur Village, Piprakothi, Purba Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/piprakothi/kishunpur/ Village · Piprakothi, Purba Champaran # Kishunpur Kishunpur is a village in Piprakothi sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845429**. The 2011 Census counted **2,440 people in 474 households**, the 15th largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 58.3%. - 2,440people (2011) - 474households - 59.7%literacy - 845429PIN code ## Kishunpur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kishunpur is 845429.** Kishunpur falls in Piprakothi sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - PIN code845429 - Gram panchayatSalempur - Community development blockPiprakothi - Census village code218398 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kishunpur from nearby towns? - Piprakothi (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)11 km by road - Motihari (nearest town)11 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 Kishunpur? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Kishunpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhopatpur - ○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 service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 Kishunpur known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 92% of the 204 hectares of village land is sown, and 185 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 Kishunpur Of every 100 households in Kishunpur in 2011, 6 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Kishunpur · ■ Piprakothi rural average Electricity for lighting ****6%** **4% Toilet within the home ****20%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **87% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****42%** **49% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **96% Use banking services ****37%** **50% Television ****2%** **6% Mobile phone ****26%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****23%** **18% Own their home ****97%** **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 Kishunpur? ■ Kishunpur · ■ Piprakothi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.7%** **58.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****857** **888 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****890** **898 Working population ****33.8%** **31.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.4% for men and 45.9% for women. 44% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 117 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 397 (48%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 47 (6%) · **■** Marginal 261 (32%) 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 Piprakothi - Semra2,806 people - Mathiya Bariyarpur2,734 people - Jiwdhara2,674 people - Chand Saraia2,616 people - Belwatia2,088 people - Madhu Chhapra2,030 people - Babhnaulia2,018 people - Jhakra1,982 people [All 20 villages in Piprakothi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/piprakothi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kishunpur?845429 - How far is Kishunpur from Motihari?11 km by road - What is the population of Kishunpur?2,440 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kishunpur in?Purba Champaran district (Piprakothi sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Kishunpur?59.7% (Census 2011)