# Biswaspur Village, Dagarua, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Dagarua, Purnia 

# Biswaspur

Biswaspur is a village in Dagarua sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,511 people in 502 households**, the 29th largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 45.6%.

- 2,511people (2011)
- 502households
- 66.1%literacy
- 917females per 1,000 males

## Biswaspur PIN code and other codes

Biswaspur falls in Dagarua sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMathaur
- Community development blockDagarua
- Census village code224123

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

## How far is Biswaspur from nearby towns?

- Dagarua (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)16 km by road
- Purinia (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 Biswaspur?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn 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 · Purnia East
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purinia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps

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 Biswaspur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 82% of the 359 hectares of village land is sown, and 55 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 Biswaspur

Of every 100 households in Biswaspur in 2011, 26 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Biswaspur · ■ Dagarua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**98%

Use banking services ****52%**

**21%

Television ****12%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****27%**

**35%

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 Biswaspur?

■ Biswaspur · ■ Dagarua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.1%**

**45.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1035**

**975

Working population ****23.6%**

**30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.2% for men and 54.7% for women. 39% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 170 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 284 (48%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 71 (12%) · **■** Marginal 65 (11%)

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 Dagarua

- Kachna2,748 people
- Mahesh khunt2,697 people
- Kochali2,683 people
- Majhua2,619 people
- Chakua2,479 people
- Mahamdia2,469 people
- Chanpi2,443 people
- Basdaha2,415 people

[All 154 villages in Dagarua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/dagarua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Biswaspur from Purnia?16 km by road
- What is the population of Biswaspur?2,511 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Biswaspur in?Purnia district (Dagarua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Biswaspur?66.1% (Census 2011)