About Bishunpur Village

Bishunpur is one of the larger villages in Raniganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,892, made up of 5,652 males and 5,240 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1200 hectares hectares.

Bishunpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bishunpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Raniganj
Area (hectares)	1200 hectares
Population	10,892
Male Population	5,652
Female Population	5,240
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	927
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bishunpur compares

By the 2011 count Bishunpur is the 7th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,660 residents. Its 1200 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Bishunpur

Bishunpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bishunpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bishunpur from other places

Bishunpur lies about 24 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Simraha, about 6.6 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Bishunpur
Nearest railway station	Simraha	6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Raniganj	8.9 km
Nearest town	Forbesganj	16 km
District headquarters	Araria	24 km

Villages closest to Bishunpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Raniganj tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Bishunpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bishunpur village had a population of 10,892. That makes it the 7th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,660 residents.

Bishunpur village has 5,652 males and 5,240 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishunpur has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Bishunpur covers 1200 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bishunpur falls under Raniganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bishunpur is Simraha, about 6.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bishunpur.

Bishunpur is about 24 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bishunpur is in Raniganj tehsil of Araria district. Simraha is about 6.6 km away. Raniganj is about 8.9 km away. Forbesganj is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.