Bishunpur, Gumla

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

Location
Bishunpur is located at 23.38148°N, 84.37167°W

Bishunpur is 51 km west of Lohardaga on the Ranchi- Netarhat road.

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.

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.

The headquarters of Bishunpur CD block are located at Bishunpur village.

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).

(*For language details see Bishunpur block)

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.

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.

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.