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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Bishunpur is a small village in Azamnagar mandal, Katihar district, Bihar, with a population of 617 across 142 households. The village has a literacy rate of 35.8% and is located at 25.887°N, 87.961°E.
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- LGD code
- 225193
- Pincode
- 855113
- Post office
- Salmari
- Population
- 617
- Households
- 142
- Literacy rate
- 35.8%
- Sex ratio
- 940 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 225
- Distance to district centre
- 97 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 50 km
- Distance to Patna
- 285 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 371 km
- Nearest railway station
- Dalkhola · 12 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Dalkhola Hospital · 10 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Bishunpur compares
By population, Bishunpur ranks #142 of 234 villages in Azamnagar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
35.8%
−2.4% vs mandal average
Bishunpur35.8%
Azamnagar mandal38.2%
Katihar district41.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
940
+20 vs mandal average
Bishunpur940
Azamnagar mandal920
Household size
people per home
4.3
−0.3 vs mandal average
Bishunpur4.3
Azamnagar mandal4.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bishunpur at a glance
Bishunpur is a village of 617 people in 142 households (Census 2011) in Azamnagar block, Katihar district, Bihar, the 142nd-largest of 234 villages in Azamnagar block. Literacy is 36%, 2 points below the block average of 38% and the sex ratio is 940 women per 1,000 men. It lies 97 km from the Katihar district centre, 0 km from Bishunpur, the nearest town, 12 km from Dalkhola railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 855113, served by Salmari post office; the LGD village code is 225193. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dalkhola Hospital, 10 km away. The village votes in Katihar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Tarkishore Prasad. The population is estimated at 1,426 in 2026, up 131% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bishunpur
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KATIHAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 27
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 27
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 15
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- HARNAGAR
- Total area (ha)
- 72.2
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 37.8
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bishunpur
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Bishunpur
- LGD code
- 225193
- Pincode
- 855113
- Post office
- Salmari
- Population (Census 2011)
- 617
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,426
- Households
- 142
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 940
- Literacy rate
- 35.8%
- Coordinates
- 25.88748°N, 87.96116°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Katihar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Katihar
- Member of Parliament
- Tariq Anwar
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Tarkishore Prasad
- Block / Mandal
- Azamnagar
Getting there
How to reach Bishunpur
Distance to cities · straight line
- Patna285 kmcapital
- Kolkata371 km
- Delhi1105 km
- Hyderabad1360 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationDalkhola12 km
- Bus stopBotolbari20 km
- Hospital / PHCDalkhola Hospital10 km
- ATM / banksbi33 km
- Petrol pumpReliance7 km
- Collegecollege ground24 km
- Police stationRailway Police Force RPF23 km
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)