# Bishunpur Shiwaram Village, Basantpur, Supaul (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/supaul/basantpur/bishunpur-shiwaram/ Village · Basantpur, Supaul # Bishunpur Shiwaram Bishunpur Shiwaram is a village in Basantpur sub-district of Supaul district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,489 people in 699 households**, the 21st largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.8%. - 3,489people (2011) - 699households - 68.7%literacy - 936females per 1,000 males ## Bishunpur Shiwaram PIN code and other codes Bishunpur Shiwaram falls in Basantpur sub-district, Supaul district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatVishanpur Shivram - Community development blockBasantpur - Census village code221001 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bishunpur Shiwaram from nearby towns? - Basantpur (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Supaul (district HQ)92 km by road - Birpur (nearest town)12 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 Shiwaram? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Bishunpur Shiwaram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bishunpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Birpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Birpur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 20 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 Bishunpur Shiwaram known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 18% of the 423 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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 Shiwaram Of every 100 households in Bishunpur Shiwaram in 2011, 47 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bishunpur Shiwaram · ■ Basantpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****47%** **20% Toilet within the home ****15%** **8% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **90% Tap water ****2%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****87%** **75% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **97% Use banking services ****85%** **50% Television ****18%** **6% Mobile phone ****65%** **41% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****5%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****21%** **29% Own their home ****100%** **97% 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 Shiwaram? ■ Bishunpur Shiwaram · ■ Basantpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.7%** **56.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936** **931 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **949 Working population ****36.3%** **33.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.2% for men and 56.2% for women. 51% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 322 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 283 (22%) · **■** Household industry 28 (2%) · **■** Other work 119 (9%) · **■** Marginal 514 (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 Basantpur - Parmanandpur3,858 people - Parsa3,694 people - Derbandhe3,616 people - Ghauspurpatti3,613 people - Lalpurgot3,439 people - Bauraha3,216 people - Shankarpur3,151 people - Bishunpur Chaudhary3,076 people [All 94 villages in Basantpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/supaul/basantpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bishunpur Shiwaram from Supaul?92 km by road - What is the population of Bishunpur Shiwaram?3,489 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bishunpur Shiwaram in?Supaul district (Basantpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Bishunpur Shiwaram?68.7% (Census 2011)