Village · Dhurki, Garhwa # Bishunia Bishunia is a village in Dhurki sub-district of Garhwa district, Jharkhand, PIN code 822121. The 2011 Census counted 706 people in 129 households, the 22nd largest of 28 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.3%. - 706 people (2011) - 129 households - 61.5% literacy - 822121 PIN code ## Bishunia PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Bishunia is 822121. Bishunia falls in Dhurki sub-district, Garhwa district, Jharkhand. - PIN code 822121 - Gram panchayat Ganiari Kalan - Community development block Dhurki - Census village code 347540 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bishunia from nearby towns? - Garhwa (district HQ) 68 km by road - Garhwa (nearest town) 68 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bishunia? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Bishunia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Dhurki - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nagaruntari - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Garhwa - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Bishunia known for? The main crops are rice. About 12% of the 467 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Bishunia Of every 100 households in Bishunia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Bishunia · ■ Dhurki rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 1% - Toilet within the home 1% 2% - No toilet (open defecation) 99% 98% - Tap water 0% 2% - Drinking water within premises 1% 5% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 100% - Use banking services 15% 27% - Television 0% 2% - Mobile phone 15% 26% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 9% 4% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 50% 43% - Own their home 100% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Bishunia? ■ Bishunia · ■ Dhurki rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 61.5% 53.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 945 943 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 821 971 - Working population 64.3% 56.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.7% for men and 47.2% for women. 64% of men and 64% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 93 (20%) · ■ Farm labourers 12 (3%) · ■ Other work 9 (2%) · ■ Marginal 340 (75%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Dhurki - Dudhi Alias Paras Pani Khur 1,510 people - Barahnoti 917 people - Panghatwa 851 people - Salum Alias Sakli 798 people - Dhobri 678 people - Samo Alias Suru 580 people - Bhuinphor 522 people - Murhpur Alias Pachpheri 214 people All 28 villages in Dhurki ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bishunia? 822121 - How far is Bishunia from Garhwa? 68 km by road - What is the population of Bishunia? 706 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bishunia in? Garhwa district (Dhurki sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Bishunia? 61.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/garhwa/dhurki/bishunia/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.