Village · Purnia East, Purnia # Bishunpur Bishunpur is a village in Purnia East sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 156 people in 31 households, the 71st largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 34.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.6%. - 156 people (2011) - 31 households - 34.6% literacy - 950 females per 1,000 males ## Bishunpur PIN code and other codes Bishunpur falls in Purnia East sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Bikrampur - Community development block Purnia East - Census village code 223527 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bishunpur from nearby towns? - Purnia East (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road - Purnia (district HQ) 18 km by road - Purnia (nearest town) 18 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bishunpur? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Bishunpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Gulabbag - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Purnia East - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Purnia - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 9 h summer · 4 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Bishunpur known for? The main crops are paddy. About 81% of the 81 hectares of village land is sown, and 44 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Bishunpur Of every 100 households in Bishunpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Bishunpur · ■ Purnia East rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 22% - Toilet within the home 0% 12% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 87% - Tap water 0% 1% - Drinking water within premises 48% 50% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96% - Use banking services 3% 22% - Television 0% 12% - Mobile phone 29% 33% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 6% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 64% 31% - Own their home 0% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Bishunpur? ■ Bishunpur · ■ Purnia East rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 34.6% 49.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 950 933 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1875 968 - Working population 53.8% 33.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 44.4% for men and 23.0% for women. 50% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 1 (1%) · ■ Farm labourers 81 (96%) · ■ Other work 2 (2%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Purnia East - Kalsarkismat 261 people - Biru 259 people - Kadwadangi 246 people - Barsauni 166 people - Isruil 94 people - Matiari 73 people - Arazi Pirganj 39 people - Rasulpur 29 people All 83 villages in Purnia East ## Quick answers - How far is Bishunpur from Purnia? 18 km by road - What is the population of Bishunpur? 156 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bishunpur in? Purnia district (Purnia East sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Bishunpur? 34.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/purnia-east/bishunpur-223527/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.