# Bishungarh, Hazaribagh (Jharkhand) – Villages List & Towns

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Sub-district · Hazaribagh, Jharkhand 

# Bishungarh

Bishungarh is a sub-district of Hazaribagh district, Jharkhand. At the 2011 Census it had **156,477 people**, 2 towns and 97 villages (89 inhabited). The largest village is Achaljamu (15,730 people).

- 156,477people (2011)
- 97villages
- 2towns
- 62.0%literacy

## Population of Bishungarh compared with Hazaribagh

■ Bishungarh · ■ Hazaribagh district

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.0%**

**69.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****926**

**933

Working population ****47.2%**

**37.7%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Bishungarh

Of every 100 households in Bishungarh in 2011, 75 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bishungarh · ■ Hazaribagh district

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**80%

Tap water ****3%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**65%

Use banking services ****66%**

**67%

Television ****21%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****15%**

**16%

Own their home ****98%**

**94%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Towns in Bishungarh

- Cherra5,279 people
- Bishnugarh4,847 people

## Largest villages in Bishungarh

- Achaljamu · 15,730 people
- Kharki · 14,000 people
- Banaso · 8,962 people
- Barai · 8,159 people
- Nawada · 6,558 people
- Gobindpur Kalan · 4,849 people
- Chano · 4,396 people
- Marmo · 4,110 people
- Bakaspura · 3,454 people
- Sarukudar · 2,781 people
- Barki Narki · 2,530 people
- Beraharihara · 2,446 people
- Kharna · 2,356 people
- Nagi · 2,354 people
- Ramua · 2,344 people
- Bhelwara · 2,329 people

[All 97 villages in Bishungarh →](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/hazaribagh/bishungarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Bishungarh?97 (89 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Bishungarh in?Hazaribagh district, Jharkhand
- What is the population of Bishungarh?156,477 (Census 2011)