# Bishunpur Ketharia Village, Dumra, Sitamarhi (Bihar)

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Village · Dumra, Sitamarhi 

# Bishunpur Ketharia

Bishunpur Ketharia is a village in Dumra sub-district of Sitamarhi district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,852 people in 644 households**, the 41st largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 50.9%.

- 2,852people (2011)
- 644households
- 47.8%literacy
- 898females per 1,000 males

## Bishunpur Ketharia PIN code and other codes

Bishunpur Ketharia falls in Dumra sub-district, Sitamarhi district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMishrauliya
- Community development blockDumra
- Census village code219601

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

## How far is Bishunpur Ketharia from nearby towns?

- Dumra (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Sitamarhi (district HQ)17 km by road
- Sitamarhi (nearest town)17 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 Ketharia?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Bishunpur Ketharia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sitamarhi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sitamarhi
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sitamarhi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Ketharia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 74% of the 213 hectares of village land is sown, and 49 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 Ketharia

Of every 100 households in Bishunpur Ketharia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bishunpur Ketharia · ■ Dumra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**78%

Tap water ****5%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**91%

Use banking services ****10%**

**31%

Television ****0%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

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

**29%

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 Bishunpur Ketharia?

■ Bishunpur Ketharia · ■ Dumra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.8%**

**50.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898**

**886

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****898**

**930

Working population ****29.3%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.8% for men and 38.8% for women. 46% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 24 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 221 (26%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 84 (10%) · **■** Marginal 494 (59%)

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 Dumra

- Simra3,428 people
- Muradpur2,997 people
- Madanpur2,975 people
- Maniari2,908 people
- Paroha2,835 people
- Parmanandpur2,830 people
- Kharka2,776 people
- Bishunathpur2,754 people

[All 73 villages in Dumra](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/dumra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bishunpur Ketharia from Sitamarhi?17 km by road
- What is the population of Bishunpur Ketharia?2,852 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bishunpur Ketharia in?Sitamarhi district (Dumra sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bishunpur Ketharia?47.8% (Census 2011)