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About Bishunpur Kol Village

Bishunpur Kol is a small village in Amarpur tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 467, made up of 242 males and 225 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31 hectares hectares.

Bishunpur Kol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bishunpur Kol village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Amarpur
Area (hectares) 31 hectares
Population 467
Male Population 242
Female Population 225
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
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 Kol compares

By the 2011 count Bishunpur Kol is the 92nd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,673 residents. Its 31 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Bishunpur Kol

Bishunpur Kol is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bishunpur Kol 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 Kol from other places

Bishunpur Kol 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 Kol
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 Kol

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 Kol

As per the Census of India 2011, Bishunpur Kol village had a population of 467. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,673 residents.

Bishunpur Kol village has 242 males and 225 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishunpur Kol has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Bishunpur Kol covers 31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bishunpur Kol falls under Amarpur tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bishunpur Kol 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bishunpur Kol.

Bishunpur Kol 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 Kol 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 (under 2 km).

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

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