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- LGD code
- 224820
- Pincode
- 855101
- Post office
- Bahadurganj (Kishanganj)
- Population
- 8
- Households
- 1
- Literacy rate
- 50%
- Sex ratio
- 1000 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 3
Census 2011 · in context
How Kishunbhati compares
By population, Kishunbhati ranks #131 of 156 villages in Balrampur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
50.0%
+12.8% vs mandal average
- Kishunbhati
- 50.0%
- Balrampur mandal
- 37.2%
- Katihar district
- 41.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,000
+66 vs mandal average
- Kishunbhati
- 1,000
- Balrampur mandal
- 934
Household size
people per home
8.0
+3.1 vs mandal average
- Kishunbhati
- 8.0
- Balrampur mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kishunbhati at a glance
Kishunbhati is a village of 8 people in 1 households (Census 2011) in Balrampur block, Katihar district, Bihar, the 131st-largest of 156 villages in Balrampur block. Literacy is 50%, 13 points above the block average of 37% and the sex ratio is 1,000 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 855101, served by Bahadurganj (Kishanganj) post office; the LGD village code is 224820. The village votes in Dhamdaha assembly constituency, represented by MLA Leshi Singh. The population is estimated at 9 in 2026, up 13% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kishunbhati · this village | 8 | 50% | — |
| Adampur Kasht · Balrampur | 2,368 | 47% | — |
| Lutipur · Balrampur | 2,020 | 36% | — |
| Aphrail · Balrampur | 1,628 | 26% | — |
| Adampur Mal · Balrampur | 1,391 | 19% | — |
| Sirpatol · Balrampur | 866 | 44% | — |
| Rangpur · Balrampur | 859 | 46% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kishunbhati
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 0
- 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
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- DALKHOLA(W.B.)
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 12
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 63
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 6
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- LUTIPUR
- Total area (ha)
- 72.19
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 28.2
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kishunbhati
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kishunbhati
- LGD code
- 224820
- Pincode
- 855101
- Post office
- Bahadurganj (Kishanganj)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 8
- Population (projected 2026)
- 9
- Households
- 1
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1000
- Literacy rate
- 50.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Purnia
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Dhamdaha
- Member of Parliament
- Pappu Yadav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Leshi Singh
- Block / Mandal
- Balrampur
Same pincode
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- 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)