Bhishunpur
Kursakanta block · Araria
district, Bihar · PIN 854332
· village code 221921
Population 2011
980
Census of India
Population 2020
1,200
Mission Antyodaya survey
Change
+22.4%
220 people · 2.3% a year
Households
125
-30.2% vs 179 in 2011
Census 2011
Total population
980
Male / female
518 / 462
Sex ratio females per 1,000 males
892
Children aged 0–6
184
Literacy rate
39.7%
Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe
652 / 67
Working population
495
Of workers, in agriculture cultivators and farm labour
66.9%
Households
179
Village facilities, 2020
Primary school nearest 1 km away
No
Middle school nearest 2 km away
No
High school
Yes
Piped tap water
only one habitation is covered
All-weather road nearest 1 km away
No
Public transport
Auto
Electricity
8-12 Hrs
Bank nearest 5 km away
No
Primary health centre
Sub Centre
Anganwadi nearest 1 km away
No
Internet
No
Common service centre
Separately located
Farming
Farm households
100
Non-farm households
25
Share of households farming, 2020
80%
Net sown area
60 ha
Kharif / rabi / other hidden inside one column
60 / 40 / 9
Main irrigation source
Ground water (tube well/well/pump)
Gram panchayat finances, 2024–25
XV Finance Commission grant for
Kuari panchayat, Kursakanta zila parishad.
These are the panchayat's own accounts, not this village's: where a panchayat
holds several villages, the money covers all of them, and where a village
spans several panchayats only this one's return appears.
Opening balance
₹22.71 lakh
Received from state (auto-transfer)
₹17.30 lakh
Received directly
₹1.29 lakh
Spent
₹35.95 lakh
Unspent at year end
₹5.35 lakh
Untied (basic grant)
opened ₹12.37 lakh · received ₹6.89 lakh · spent ₹17.99 lakh · left ₹2.57 lakh
Tied (earmarked)
opened ₹10.34 lakh · received ₹10.41 lakh · spent ₹17.96 lakh · left ₹2.79 lakh
Source: eGramSwaraj, as reported by the panchayat. Untied and tied
together make up the totals above.
Location
25.8919, 87.5445 —
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