Village · Patiala, Patiala # Bishangarh Bishangarh is a village in Patiala sub-district of Patiala district, Punjab, PIN code 147202. The 2011 Census counted 431 people in 74 households, the 283rd largest of 345 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.6%. - 431 people (2011) - 74 households - 65.7% literacy - 147202 PIN code ## Bishangarh PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Bishangarh is 147202. Bishangarh falls in Patiala sub-district, Patiala district, Punjab. - PIN code 147202 - Gram panchayat Bishangarh - Community development block Bhunerheri - Census village code 036788 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bishangarh from nearby towns? - Patiala (sub-district HQ) 22 km by road - Patiala (district HQ) 22 km by road - Sanaur (nearest town) 18 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bishangarh? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Bishangarh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Gagraula - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Patiala - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Patiala - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 14 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Bishangarh known for? The main crops are rice, makki and wheat. About 91% of the 125 hectares of village land is sown, and 112 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Bishangarh Of every 100 households in Bishangarh in 2011, 99 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 79 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Bishangarh · ■ Patiala rural average - Electricity for lighting 99% 97% - Toilet within the home 99% 80% - No toilet (open defecation) 1% 19% - Tap water 35% 39% - Drinking water within premises 99% 79% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 41% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 56% - Use banking services 63% 66% - Television 81% 83% - Mobile phone 73% 78% - Computer with internet 1% 2% - Two-wheeler 79% 51% - Car / jeep / van 0% 12% - None of these assets 3% 4% - Own their home 99% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Bishangarh? ■ Bishangarh · ■ Patiala rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 65.7% 69.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 890 895 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 826 - Working population 26.2% 34.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.6% for men and 50.9% for women. 47% of men and 2% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 40 (35%) · ■ Farm labourers 59 (52%) · ■ Other work 13 (12%) · ■ Marginal 1 (1%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Patiala - Kachhwi 442 people - Mirjapur 440 people - Dhandian 434 people - Bishanpura Chhana 432 people - Mehmudpur Jattan 429 people - Devinagar Hira Singhwala 427 people - Dharamkot 425 people - Dulbha 425 people All 357 villages in Patiala ## Other places named Bishangarh - Bishangarh · Village, Jalor, Jalor · 4,074 people - Bishangarh · Village, Malerkotla, Sangrur · 1,406 people - Bishangarh · Village, Amber, Jaipur · 735 people - Bishangarh · Village, Ambala, Ambala · 722 people - Bishangarh · Village, Nabha, Patiala · 616 people - Bishan Garh · Village, Rishikesh, Dehradun · 269 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bishangarh? 147202 - How far is Bishangarh from Patiala? 22 km by road - What is the population of Bishangarh? 431 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bishangarh in? Patiala district (Patiala sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Bishangarh? 65.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/patiala/patiala/bishangarh/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.