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About Bishunpur Village

Bishunpur is a large village in Koilwar tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,128, made up of 1,134 males and 994 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bishunpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bishunpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhojpur
Tehsil Koilwar
Pincode 802161
Area (hectares) 159 hectares
Population 2,128
Male Population 1,134
Female Population 994
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bishunpur compares

By the 2011 count Bishunpur is the 28th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,933 residents. Its 159 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 903.

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 village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 18 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Tauheed, about 22 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 town Bahādurganj 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Koilwar 18 km
District headquarters Bhojpur 18 km
Nearest railway station Tauheed 22 km

Villages closest to Bishunpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Koilwar 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 2,128. That makes it the 28th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,933 residents.

Bishunpur village has 1,134 males and 994 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishunpur has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Bishunpur is 802161. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bishunpur covers 159 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bishunpur falls under Koilwar tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bishunpur is Tauheed, about 22 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bishunpur.

Bishunpur is about 18 km from Bhojpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bishunpur is in Koilwar tehsil of Bhojpur district. Bahādurganj is about 8.5 km away. Koilwar is about 18 km away. Bhojpur 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 Bishunpura (under 2 km), Amma Narbirpur (4.4 km) and Narbirpur (4.4 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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