# Garhwa Bishunpur Village, Majorganj, Sitamarhi (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/majorganj/garhwa-bishunpur/ Village · Majorganj, Sitamarhi # Garhwa Bishunpur Garhwa Bishunpur is a village in Majorganj sub-district of Sitamarhi district, Bihar, PIN code **843332**. The 2011 Census counted **2,079 people in 511 households**, the 22nd largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 48.9%. - 2,079people (2011) - 511households - 57.7%literacy - 843332PIN code ## Garhwa Bishunpur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Garhwa Bishunpur is 843332.** Garhwa Bishunpur falls in Majorganj sub-district, Sitamarhi district, Bihar. - PIN code843332 - Gram panchayatPachharwa, Bahera - Community development blockMajorganj - Census village code219042 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Garhwa Bishunpur from nearby towns? - Majorganj (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Sitamarhi (district HQ)35 km by road - Sitamarhi (nearest town)35 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 Garhwa Bishunpur? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Garhwa Bishunpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Raghunathpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Sitamarhi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sitamarhi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 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 Garhwa Bishunpur known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 86% of the 118 hectares of village land is sown, and 58 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 Garhwa Bishunpur Of every 100 households in Garhwa Bishunpur in 2011, 2 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Garhwa Bishunpur · ■ Majorganj rural average Electricity for lighting ****2%** **1% Toilet within the home ****18%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **82% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****42%** **40% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **96% Use banking services ****12%** **33% Television ****3%** **7% Mobile phone ****24%** **42% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****2%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****43%** **33% Own their home ****100%** **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 Garhwa Bishunpur? ■ Garhwa Bishunpur · ■ Majorganj rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.7%** **48.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****890** **902 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929** **955 Working population ****32.0%** **32.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.4% for men and 50.1% for women. 50% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 169 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 202 (30%) · **■** Other work 20 (3%) · **■** Marginal 275 (41%) 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 Majorganj - Bhilwahi2,694 people - Barahi Hari Ram2,481 people - Marpa Sirpal2,320 people - Akhardiha2,157 people - Halimpur2,032 people - Belwa Parri1,452 people - Bariarpur1,282 people - Hanumannagar579 people [All 27 villages in Majorganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/majorganj/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Garhwa Bishunpur?843332 - How far is Garhwa Bishunpur from Sitamarhi?35 km by road - What is the population of Garhwa Bishunpur?2,079 (Census 2011) - Which district is Garhwa Bishunpur in?Sitamarhi district (Majorganj sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Garhwa Bishunpur?57.7% (Census 2011)