Bishrampur is a census town in Surajpur district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. As of the 2001 India census, Bishrampur had a population of 12,366. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Bishrampur has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 83%, and female literacy is 70%. In Bishrampur, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age. Bishrampur's economy depends on coal mines. South Eastern Coalfields Limited is the only coal mining company. Bishrampur is a town and a nagar panchayat. It is 12km south east from the district headquarters Surajpur. National Highway 78 passes through Bishrampur. Asia's largest drag-line machines for coal excavation are located in Bishrampur; they are named Shiv and Shakti. They were imported from United States of America in 1962. Bishrampur has both government and privates schools, using both Hindi and English as teaching languages. There are two colleges: one is Shashakiya...
