# Bishunpur Sonsa Village, Khanpur, Samastipur (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/khanpur/bishunpur-sonsa/ Village · Khanpur, Samastipur # Bishunpur Sonsa Bishunpur Sonsa is a village in Khanpur sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,576 people in 575 households**, the 28th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.8%. - 2,576people (2011) - 575households - 65.9%literacy - 994females per 1,000 males ## Bishunpur Sonsa PIN code and other codes Bishunpur Sonsa falls in Khanpur sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBachuli - Community development blockKhanpur - Census village code236495 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bishunpur Sonsa from nearby towns? - Khanpur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Samastipur (district HQ)23 km by road - Samstipur (nearest town)23 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 Sonsa? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Bishunpur Sonsa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rosra - ○Degree college10+ km · Samastipur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Sonsa known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 94% of the 192 hectares of village land is sown, and 120 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 Sonsa Of every 100 households in Bishunpur Sonsa in 2011, 7 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Bishunpur Sonsa · ■ Khanpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****7%** **2% Toilet within the home ****11%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **88% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****15%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **98% Use banking services ****52%** **41% Television ****7%** **4% Mobile phone ****42%** **44% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****41%** **30% Own their home ****98%** **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 Bishunpur Sonsa? ■ Bishunpur Sonsa · ■ Khanpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.9%** **57.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994** **918 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****958** **934 Working population ****45.0%** **34.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.8% for men and 53.0% for women. 49% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 165 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 428 (37%) · **■** Household industry 40 (3%) · **■** Other work 94 (8%) · **■** Marginal 433 (37%) 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 Khanpur - Hasanpur2,868 people - Soraul2,829 people - Fatehpur2,752 people - Basantpur2,640 people - Kamurpur2,437 people - Hariabad Chak2,247 people - Ranjitpur2,173 people - Bikrampatti2,066 people [All 63 villages in Khanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/khanpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bishunpur Sonsa from Samastipur?23 km by road - What is the population of Bishunpur Sonsa?2,576 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bishunpur Sonsa in?Samastipur district (Khanpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Bishunpur Sonsa?65.9% (Census 2011)