Bishunpur, Gumla

For other uses, see Bishunpur.

Bishunpur is a village in the Bishunpur CD block in the Gumla subdivision of the Gumla district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Bishunpur
Village
Bishunpur Location in Jharkhand, India Show map of Jharkhand Bishunpur Bishunpur (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 23.381484°N 84.371667°E / 23.381484; 84.371667
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Government
• Type	Federal democracy
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,309
Languages *
• Official	Hindi, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	835231
Telephone/ STD code	06524
Vehicle registration	JH 07
Literacy	79.52%
Lok Sabha constituency	Lohardaga
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Bishunpur
Website	gumla.nic.in

Geography

17km
10.6miles

C

H

H

A

T

T

I

S

G

A

R

H

X

North Karo
River

W

Sankh River

V

South Koel
River

T

Palkot
Wildlife
Sanctuary

T

Sadni
Falls

H

Nagfeni

H

Navratangarh

H

Marda

B

Serangdag

B

Jalim

B

Gurdari

CT

Toto

CT

Ghaghra

M

Gumla

R

Sisai

R

Raidih

R

Palkot

R

Kamdara

R

Jari

R

Dumri

R

Chainpur

R

Bishunpur

R

Bharno

R

Basia

   

Cities, towns and locations in Gumla district in South Chotanagpur Division
M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre, T: tourist centre, B: Bauxite mining centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Bishunpur is located at 23.381484°N 84.371667°E / 23.381484; 84.371667

Bishunpur is 51 km west of Lohardaga on the Ranchi- Netarhat road.^[1]

Area overview

The map alongside presents a rugged area, consisting partly of flat-topped hills called pat and partly of an undulating plateau, in the south-western portion of Chota Nagpur Plateau. Three major rivers – the Sankh, South Koel and North Karo - along with their numerous tributaries, drain the area. The hilly area has large deposits of Bauxite. 93.7% of the population lives in rural areas.^[2][3]

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Civic administration

There is a police station at Bishunpur.^[4]

The headquarters of Bishunpur CD block are located at Bishunpur village.^[5]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Bishunpur had a total population of 1,309, of which 652 (50%) were males and 657 (50%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 181. The total number of literate persons in Bishunpur was 897 (79.52% of the population over 6 years).^[6]

(*For language details see Bishunpur block#Language and religion)

Education

S.S. High School Bishunpur is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1957. It has facilities for teaching from class VII to class XII. It has a playground and a library with 500 books.^[7]

Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya is a Hindi-medium girls only institution established in 2007. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class XII. The school has a playground, a library with 328 books and has 9 computers for learning and teaching purposes.^[8]

Project Girls High School is a Hindi-medium girls only institution established in 1981. It has facilities for teaching in classes IX and X. The school has a library with 252 books.^[9]