Village · Pathna, Sahibganj # Bishunpur Bishunpur is a village in Pathna sub-district of Sahibganj district, Jharkhand, PIN code 816119. The 2011 Census counted 696 people in 139 households, the 43rd largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 34.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.7%. - 696 people (2011) - 139 households - 34.3% literacy - 816119 PIN code ## Bishunpur PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Bishunpur is 816119. Bishunpur falls in Pathna sub-district, Sahibganj district, Jharkhand. - PIN code 816119 - Gram panchayat Arjunpur - Community development block Pathna - Census village code 359456 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bishunpur from nearby towns? - Pathna (sub-district HQ) 17 km by road - Sahibganj (district HQ) 87 km by road - Rajmahal (nearest town) 46 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bishunpur? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Bishunpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Hiranpur - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Pakur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Sahibganj - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km 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 6% of the 134 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Bishunpur · ■ Pathna rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 7% - Toilet within the home 0% 6% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 94% - Tap water 1% 3% - Drinking water within premises 0% 4% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 90% - Use banking services 3% 28% - Television 0% 5% - Mobile phone 8% 17% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 4% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 55% 45% - Own their home 94% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Bishunpur? ■ Bishunpur · ■ Pathna rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 34.3% 47.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 994 992 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 888 982 - Working population 59.2% 49.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 41.6% for men and 27.2% for women. 56% of men and 62% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 141 (34%) · ■ Farm labourers 111 (27%) · ■ Other work 8 (2%) · ■ Marginal 152 (37%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Pathna - Chhota Durgapur 728 people - Kunarpur 724 people - Banskola 722 people - Baramasia 703 people - Karodih 695 people - Mandalo 679 people - Ranga 663 people - Madhopara 659 people All 150 villages in Pathna ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bishunpur? 816119 - How far is Bishunpur from Sahibganj? 87 km by road - What is the population of Bishunpur? 696 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bishunpur in? Sahibganj district (Pathna sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Bishunpur? 34.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/sahibganj/pathna/bishunpur-359456/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.