About Bishunpur Village

Bishunpur is a small village in Sonhaula tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 140, made up of 70 males and 70 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40 hectares hectares.

Bishunpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bishunpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhagalpur
Tehsil	Sonhaula
Area (hectares)	40 hectares
Population	140
Male Population	70
Female Population	70
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
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 126th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents. Its 40 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 907.

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 22 km from Bhagalpur, 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	Sonhaula	22 km
District headquarters	Bhagalpur	22 km

Villages closest to Bishunpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sonhaula 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 140. That makes it the 126th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents.

Bishunpur village has 70 males and 70 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishunpur has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 907.

Bishunpur covers 40 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bishunpur falls under Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur 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 22 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bishunpur is in Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Bela is about 8.4 km away. Purāini is about 13 km away. Sonhaula is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.