title: Bishanpur
text: # Bishanpur
  
  Bishanpur is a village in Kapurthala district of Punjab State, India. It is located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from Kapurthala, which is both district and sub-district headquarters of Bishanpur. The village is administrated by a Sarpanch who is an elected representative of village as per the constitution of India and Panchayati raj (India).
  
  ## Demography
  
  According to the report published by Census India in 2011, Bishanpur has a total number of 292 houses and population of 1,479 of which include 732 males and 747 females. Literacy rate of Bishanpur is 78.74%, higher than state average of 75.84%. The population of children under the age of 6 years is 157 which is 10.62% of total population of Bishanpur, and child sex ratio is approximately 1039, higher than state average of 846.
  
  ## Population data
  
  | Particulars | Total | Male | Female |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Total No. of Houses | 292 | - | - |
  | Population | 1,479 | 732 | 747 |
  | Child (0-6) | 157 | 77 | 80 |
  | Schedule Caste | 524 | 271 | 253 |
  | Schedule Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | Literacy | 78.74 % | 83.82 % | 73.76 % |
  | Total Workers | 437 | 384 | 53 |
  | Main Worker | 310 | 0 | 0 |
  | Marginal Worker | 127 | 112 | 15 |
  
  ## Air travel connectivity
  
  The closest airport to the village is Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport.
  
  