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About Bishunpur Village

Bishunpur is a small village in Phulidumar tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 190, made up of 92 males and 98 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,065 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35 hectares hectares.

Bishunpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bishunpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Phulidumar
Area (hectares) 35 hectares
Population 190
Male Population 92
Female Population 98
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,065
Bus Service (public) Available within 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 91st largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents. Its 35 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Bishunpur

Bishunpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bishunpur as Available within 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 27 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Kamarganj, about 23 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
Tehsil headquarters Phulidumar 8.8 km
Nearest town Kharagpur 19 km
Nearest railway station Kamarganj 23 km
District headquarters Banka 27 km

Villages closest to Bishunpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Phulidumar 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 190. That makes it the 91st largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents.

Bishunpur village has 92 males and 98 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishunpur has about 1065 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 898.

Bishunpur covers 35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bishunpur falls under Phulidumar tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bishunpur is Kamarganj, about 23 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bishunpur.

Bishunpur is about 27 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 Phulidumar tehsil of Banka district. Phulidumar is about 8.8 km away. Kharagpur is about 19 km away. Kamarganj is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karar Chak (2.0 km), Bhalua (3.8 km) and Tola Kurawa (5.7 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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