Bishnah Explained

Bishnah
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:India Jammu and Kashmir#India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
Coordinates:32.62°N 74.87°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:India
Subdivision Type1:Union territory
Subdivision Name1:Jammu and Kashmir
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Jammu
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:292
Population Total:1,16,214
Population As Of:2001
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Dogri, Hindi, English, Urdu
Demographics1 Title2:Spoken
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:181132
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:01923

Bishnah or Bishna is a town and a notified area committee in Jammu district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Ankush Sharma belongs to the same town. He was the winner of Kaun Banega Crorepati Season 12 in the year 2020

Geography

Bishnah is located at 32.62°N 74.87°W.[1] It Kbc 292 metres (961 feet).

Demographics

India census,[2] Bishna had a population of 9141. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Bishna has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 79% and female literacy of 64%. 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

According to the 2011 census, the town's population is 97.87% Hindu, 0.84% Muslim, 0.76% Christian and 0.46% Sikh.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/12/Bishnah.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Bishnah
  2. Web site: Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. 2004-06-16. 2008-11-01. Census Commission of India.
  3. Web site: Bishna City Population - Jammu, Jammu & Kashmir. 2021-11-24. Censusindia2011.com. en-US.