Village · Dumra, Sitamarhi
# Bishunpur Rupauli

Bishunpur Rupauli is a village in Dumra sub-district of Sitamarhi district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 4,654 people in 951 households, the 23rd largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 50.9%.
- 4,654 people (2011)
- 951 households
- 49.8% literacy
- 870 females per 1,000 males

## Bishunpur Rupauli PIN code and other codes

Bishunpur Rupauli falls in Dumra sub-district, Sitamarhi district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Vishanpur
- Community development block Dumra
- Census village code 219560

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Bishunpur Rupauli from nearby towns?
- Dumra (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road
- Sitamarhi (district HQ) 12 km by road
- Sitamarhi (nearest town) 12 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Bishunpur Rupauli?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 3 govt
- ● Post office In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Sitamarhi
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Sitamarhi
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Sitamarhi
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bishunpur Rupauli known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 74% of the 320 hectares of village land is sown, and 55 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Bishunpur Rupauli

Of every 100 households in Bishunpur Rupauli in 2011, 2 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bishunpur Rupauli · ■ Dumra rural average
- Electricity for lighting 2% 14%
- Toilet within the home 6% 21%
- No toilet (open defecation) 94% 78%
- Tap water 1% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 31% 31%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 6%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 91%
- Use banking services 18% 31%
- Television 7% 10%
- Mobile phone 31% 44%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 6% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 30% 29%
- Own their home 99% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Bishunpur Rupauli?

■ Bishunpur Rupauli · ■ Dumra rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 49.8% 50.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 870 886
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 987 930
- Working population 36.8% 32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.4% for men and 39.6% for women. 49% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 157 (9%) · ■ Farm labourers 439 (26%) · ■ Household industry 67 (4%) · ■ Other work 203 (12%) · ■ Marginal 848 (49%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Dumra
- Azamgarh Nagwan tolaJagdishpur 5,176 people
- Athauharichhapra 5,048 people
- Suhai 4,862 people
- Rupaulitola Dhanuki 4,805 people
- Chakmahila 4,540 people
- Bhauparsad 4,520 people
- Bhairo Kothi 4,491 people
- Majhauli 4,430 people

All 73 villages in Dumra

## Quick answers
- How far is Bishunpur Rupauli from Sitamarhi? 12 km by road
- What is the population of Bishunpur Rupauli? 4,654 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bishunpur Rupauli in? Sitamarhi district (Dumra sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bishunpur Rupauli? 49.8% (Census 2011)

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