# Bishunpur Village, Surajpur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Surajpur, Surguja 

# Bishunpur

Bishunpur is a village in Surajpur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497001**. The 2011 Census counted **1,033 people in 236 households**, the 85th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.4%.

- 1,033people (2011)
- 236households
- 70.7%literacy
- 497001PIN code

## Bishunpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bishunpur is 497001.** Bishunpur falls in Surajpur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497001
- Gram panchayatBishunpur
- Community development blockSurajpur
- Census village code432527

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?

- Surajpur (sub-district HQ)31 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)5 km by road
- Ambikapur (nearest town)5 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ambikapur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Ambikapur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ambikapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 known for?

About 43% of the 149 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 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, 86 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bishunpur · ■ Surajpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**64%

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

**10%

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

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**94%

Use banking services ****26%**

**63%

Television ****35%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**22%

Own their home ****94%**

**96%

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 · ■ Surajpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.7%**

**61.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**989

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917**

**954

Working population ****28.2%**

**44.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.5% for men and 64.8% for women. 47% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 59 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 28 (10%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 108 (37%) · **■** Marginal 93 (32%)

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 Surajpur

- Nareshpur1,083 people
- Pahadgaon1,078 people
- Gajadharpur1,070 people
- Parsapara1,049 people
- Judwani1,003 people
- Gopalpur969 people
- Madanpur965 people
- Gangikot957 people

[All 119 villages in Surajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/surajpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bishunpur?497001
- How far is Bishunpur from Ambikapur?5 km by road
- What is the population of Bishunpur?1,033 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bishunpur in?Surguja district (Surajpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Bishunpur?70.7% (Census 2011)