About Bishunpur Village

Bishunpur is a mid sized village in Shambhuganj tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 964, made up of 516 males and 448 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142 hectares hectares.

Bishunpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bishunpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Shambhuganj
Area (hectares)	142 hectares
Population	964
Male Population	516
Female Population	448
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	868
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bishunpur compares

By the 2011 count Bishunpur is the 70th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents. Its 142 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Bishunpur

Bishunpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bishunpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 25 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Bela, about 12 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	12 km
Nearest town	Purāini	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shambhuganj	25 km
District headquarters	Banka	25 km

Villages closest to Bishunpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shambhuganj 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 964. That makes it the 70th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents.

Bishunpur village has 516 males and 448 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishunpur has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 879.

Bishunpur covers 142 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bishunpur falls under Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bishunpur is Bela, about 12 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 village for Bishunpur.

Bishunpur is about 25 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 Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district. Bela is about 12 km away. Purāini is about 19 km away. Shambhuganj is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.