Village · Jamua, Giridih
# Bishunpur

Bishunpur is a village in Jamua sub-district of Giridih district, Jharkhand, PIN code 815318. The 2011 Census counted 688 people in 108 households, the 141st largest of 305 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.
- 688 people (2011)
- 108 households
- 48.9% literacy
- 815318 PIN code

## Bishunpur PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Bishunpur is 815318. Bishunpur falls in Jamua sub-district, Giridih district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 815318
- Gram panchayat Maluatanr
- Community development block Jamua
- Census village code 351390

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Bishunpur from nearby towns?
- Jamua (sub-district HQ) 14 km by road
- Giridih (district HQ) 24 km by road
- Giridih (nearest town) 24 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Bishunpur?

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

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage 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 · Mirzaganj
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Mirzaganj
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 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 Bishunpur known for?

The main crops are rice. About 12% of the 150 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Bishunpur

Of every 100 households in Bishunpur in 2011, 6 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bishunpur · ■ Jamua rural average
- Electricity for lighting 6% 6%
- Toilet within the home 3% 6%
- No toilet (open defecation) 97% 94%
- Tap water 35% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 6% 11%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 72%
- Use banking services 20% 58%
- Television 4% 8%
- Mobile phone 91% 69%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 10% 17%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 2%
- None of these assets 2% 14%
- Own their home 97% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Bishunpur?

■ Bishunpur · ■ Jamua rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 48.9% 64.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 885 941
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 973 940
- Working population 50.4% 42.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.3% for men and 33.3% for women. 45% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 285 (82%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 8 (2%) · ■ Marginal 53 (15%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Jamua
- Barotanr 706 people
- Bijodih 697 people
- Karmatanr 694 people
- Dhakitanr 692 people
- Kirtaniadih 686 people
- Katariatanr 679 people
- Dongodih 678 people
- Naiatanr 672 people

All 315 villages in Jamua

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Bishunpur? 815318
- How far is Bishunpur from Giridih? 24 km by road
- What is the population of Bishunpur? 688 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bishunpur in? Giridih district (Jamua sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Bishunpur? 48.9% (Census 2011)

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