Village · Latehar, Latehar
# Bishunpur

Bishunpur is a village in Latehar sub-district of Latehar district, Jharkhand, PIN code 822126. The 2011 Census counted 504 people in 95 households, the 84th largest of 161 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.9%.
- 504 people (2011)
- 95 households
- 81.3% literacy
- 822126 PIN code

## Bishunpur PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Bishunpur is 822126. Bishunpur falls in Latehar sub-district, Latehar district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 822126
- Gram panchayat Munger
- Community development block Latehar
- Census village code 367254

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

## How far is Bishunpur from nearby towns?
- Latehar (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road
- Latehar (district HQ) 5 km by road
- Latehar (nearest town) 5 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Bishunpur?

8 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
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Latehar
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Daltanganj
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Latehar
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 7 h winter

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 98% of the 40 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 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, 96 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bishunpur · ■ Latehar rural average
- Electricity for lighting 96% 44%
- Toilet within the home 5% 7%
- No toilet (open defecation) 95% 92%
- Tap water 0% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 18% 8%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 0% 88%
- Use banking services 37% 27%
- Television 15% 6%
- Mobile phone 46% 26%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 14% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 0%
- None of these assets 39% 34%
- 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 Bishunpur?

■ Bishunpur · ■ Latehar rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 81.3% 57.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 902 982
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 821 968
- Working population 30.4% 43.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.3% for men and 71.5% for women. 51% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 34 (22%) · ■ Farm labourers 6 (4%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 94 (61%) · ■ Marginal 18 (12%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Latehar
- Orwai 535 people
- Lohisini Alias Tulbul 527 people
- Hethbera 525 people
- Thakurpara 508 people
- Jer 502 people
- Negain 501 people
- Rehal 496 people
- Batat Kalan 475 people

All 166 villages in Latehar

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Bishunpur? 822126
- How far is Bishunpur from Latehar? 5 km by road
- What is the population of Bishunpur? 504 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bishunpur in? Latehar district (Latehar sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Bishunpur? 81.3% (Census 2011)

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