# Bishamharpur Village, Garkha, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/garkha/bishamharpur/ Village · Garkha, Saran # Bishamharpur Bishamharpur is a village in Garkha sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,791 people in 265 households**, the 61st largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%. - 1,791people (2011) - 265households - 66.5%literacy - 960females per 1,000 males ## Bishamharpur PIN code and other codes Bishamharpur falls in Garkha sub-district, Saran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatIsmailpur - Community development blockGarkha - Census village code234384 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bishamharpur from nearby towns? - Garkha (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Chhapra (district HQ)21 km by road - Chapra (nearest town)20 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 Bishamharpur? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Bishamharpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mahammadpur - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Rampur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Marhaura - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Bishamharpur known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 97% of the 122 hectares of village land is sown, and 115 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 Bishamharpur Of every 100 households in Bishamharpur in 2011, 14 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Bishamharpur · ■ Garkha rural average Electricity for lighting ****14%** **9% Toilet within the home ****22%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****78%** **83% Tap water ****4%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****71%** **62% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **95% Use banking services ****81%** **57% Television ****20%** **19% Mobile phone ****83%** **60% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****15%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **1% None of these assets ****7%** **17% Own their home ****99%** **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 Bishamharpur? ■ Bishamharpur · ■ Garkha rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.5%** **64.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960** **960 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****901** **943 Working population ****25.2%** **26.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.5% for men and 50.1% for women. 43% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 88 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 121 (27%) · **■** Household industry 20 (4%) · **■** Other work 184 (41%) · **■** Marginal 38 (8%) 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 Garkha - Bibipur1,887 people - Barbakpur1,867 people - Chhot Jhaua1,855 people - Muraudpur1,841 people - Kuchah1,712 people - Phursatpur1,687 people - Bhagwani Chhapra1,624 people - Bazidpur1,602 people [All 113 villages in Garkha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/garkha/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bishamharpur from Chhapra?21 km by road - What is the population of Bishamharpur?1,791 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bishamharpur in?Saran district (Garkha sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Bishamharpur?66.5% (Census 2011)