# Bishunpur Village, Parihar, Sitamarhi (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/parihar/bishunpur/ Village · Parihar, Sitamarhi # Bishunpur Bishunpur is a village in Parihar sub-district of Sitamarhi district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **8,974 people in 1,776 households**, the 6th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 46.2%. - 8,974people (2011) - 1,776households - 53.6%literacy - 923females per 1,000 males ## Bishunpur PIN code and other codes Bishunpur falls in Parihar sub-district, Sitamarhi district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBishnupur - Community development blockParihar - Census village code219145 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bishunpur from nearby towns? - Parihar (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Sitamarhi (district HQ)36 km by road - Sitamarhi (nearest town)36 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? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Bishunpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sitamarhi - ○Degree college10+ km · Sitamarhi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sitamarhi - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes 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 known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 77% of the 578 hectares of village land is sown, and 135 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 Of every 100 households in Bishunpur in 2011, 13 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Bishunpur · ■ Parihar rural average Electricity for lighting ****13%** **7% Toilet within the home ****21%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****79%** **82% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****23%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **96% Use banking services ****27%** **28% Television ****7%** **7% Mobile phone ****54%** **45% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****31%** **28% 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 Bishunpur? ■ Bishunpur · ■ Parihar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****53.6%** **46.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923** **906 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****969** **929 Working population ****45.9%** **33.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.9% for men and 40.1% for women. 55% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 737 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 866 (21%) · **■** Household industry 56 (1%) · **■** Other work 663 (16%) · **■** Marginal 1,797 (44%) 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 Parihar - Pariharpur17,695 people - Kanhwa13,203 people - Sirsian12,414 people - Bathuar11,440 people - Betaha8,414 people - Barahi8,111 people - Khairwan Malahi7,508 people - Manpaur7,382 people [All 83 villages in Parihar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/parihar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bishunpur from Sitamarhi?36 km by road - What is the population of Bishunpur?8,974 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bishunpur in?Sitamarhi district (Parihar sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Bishunpur?53.6% (Census 2011)