Village · Bhawanipur, Purnia
# Bishunpur Tulsi

Bishunpur Tulsi is a village in Bhawanipur sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 2,020 people in 342 households, the 26th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 47.7%.
- 2,020 people (2011)
- 342 households
- 48.2% literacy
- 959 females per 1,000 males

## Bishunpur Tulsi PIN code and other codes

Bishunpur Tulsi falls in Bhawanipur sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Sonua
- Community development block Bhawanipur
- Census village code 223184

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Bishunpur Tulsi from nearby towns?
- Bhawanipur (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ) 65 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town) 65 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Bishunpur Tulsi?

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

### In the village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Mahabala
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Bhawanipur
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Madhavnagar
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Purnia
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bishunpur Tulsi known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 95% of the 223 hectares of village land is sown, and 205 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Bishunpur Tulsi

Of every 100 households in Bishunpur Tulsi in 2011, 2 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Bishunpur Tulsi · ■ Bhawanipur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 2% 2%
- Toilet within the home 4% 11%
- No toilet (open defecation) 96% 88%
- Tap water 2% 1%
- Drinking water within premises 36% 50%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97%
- Use banking services 22% 26%
- Television 3% 6%
- Mobile phone 30% 46%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 7% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 3% 1%
- None of these assets 30% 30%
- Own their home 99% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Bishunpur Tulsi?

■ Bishunpur Tulsi · ■ Bhawanipur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 48.2% 47.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 959 923
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1018 967
- Working population 25.4% 37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.3% for men and 35.3% for women. 40% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 69 (13%) · ■ Farm labourers 244 (47%) · ■ Household industry 7 (1%) · ■ Other work 28 (5%) · ■ Marginal 166 (32%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Bhawanipur
- Durgapur 2,323 people
- Chandaili Karmchand 2,319 people
- Sahgaura 2,241 people
- Basmanpur urf. Baksand 2,092 people
- Sondip 1,914 people
- Madhopur 1,903 people
- Sonua 1,832 people
- Soraiti 1,830 people

All 88 villages in Bhawanipur

## Quick answers
- How far is Bishunpur Tulsi from Purnia? 65 km by road
- What is the population of Bishunpur Tulsi? 2,020 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bishunpur Tulsi in? Purnia district (Bhawanipur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bishunpur Tulsi? 48.2% (Census 2011)

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