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About Bishunpur Village

Bishunpur is a large village in Amarpur tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,137, made up of 1,676 males and 1,461 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 416 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bishunpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bishunpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Amarpur
Pincode 813101
Area (hectares) 416 hectares
Population 3,137
Male Population 1,676
Female Population 1,461
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bishunpur compares

By the 2011 count Bishunpur is the 18th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,673 residents. Its 416 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

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 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 26 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Bela, about 8.4 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 Bela 8.4 km
Nearest town Purāini 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Amarpur 18 km
District headquarters Banka 26 km

Villages closest to Bishunpur

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

Common questions about Bishunpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bishunpur village had a population of 3,137. That makes it the 18th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,673 residents.

Bishunpur village has 1,676 males and 1,461 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishunpur has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Bishunpur is 813101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bishunpur covers 416 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bishunpur falls under Amarpur tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bishunpur is Bela, about 8.4 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 10+ km distance for Bishunpur.

Bishunpur is about 26 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bishunpur is in Amarpur tehsil of Banka district. Bela is about 8.4 km away. Purāini is about 13 km away. Amarpur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Biddu Bishunpur (under 2 km), Biddu Bishunpur Arazi (under 2 km) and Bishunpur Kol (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bishunpur today is likely to be higher.

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