# Bishunpur Village, Kasba, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/kasba/bishunpur/ Village · Kasba, Purnia # Bishunpur Bishunpur is a village in Kasba sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,662 people in 382 households**, the 35th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 46.7%. - 1,662people (2011) - 382households - 62.7%literacy - 935females per 1,000 males ## Bishunpur PIN code and other codes Bishunpur falls in Kasba sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatMalharia - Community development blockKasba - Census village code223563 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? - Kasba (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Purnia (district HQ)17 km by road - Kasba (nearest town)8 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? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Bishunpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kasba - ○Degree college10+ km · Kasba - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 5 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 Bishunpur known for? The main crops are **paddy, maize and potato**. About 86% of the 245 hectares of village land is sown, and 83 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, 37 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Bishunpur · ■ Kasba rural average Electricity for lighting ****37%** **15% Toilet within the home ****10%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **89% Tap water ****2%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****18%** **50% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **97% Use banking services ****29%** **19% Television ****15%** **6% Mobile phone ****44%** **36% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****9%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****39%** **30% Own their home ****100%** **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 Bishunpur? ■ Bishunpur · ■ Kasba rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.7%** **46.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935** **937 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****866** **965 Working population ****41.0%** **31.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.1% for men and 51.8% for women. 51% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 125 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 364 (53%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 32 (5%) · **■** Marginal 154 (23%) 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 Kasba - Banaili2,129 people - Basantpur2,044 people - Gargata Narharia1,835 people - Lalharia1,789 people - Deari1,571 people - Tikapur1,570 people - Saraunchia1,510 people - Saraunchia1,416 people [All 61 villages in Kasba](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/kasba/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bishunpur from Purnia?17 km by road - What is the population of Bishunpur?1,662 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bishunpur in?Purnia district (Kasba sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Bishunpur?62.7% (Census 2011)