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About Bishunpur Village

Bishunpur is a large village in Gora Bauram tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,222, made up of 1,149 males and 1,073 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 233 hectares hectares.

Bishunpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bishunpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Gora Bauram
Area (hectares) 233 hectares
Population 2,222
Male Population 1,149
Female Population 1,073
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bishunpur compares

By the 2011 count Bishunpur is the 21st largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,372 residents. Its 233 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Bishunpur

Bishunpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bishunpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 44 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Biraul, about 3.5 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 Biraul 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Gora Bauram 6.6 km
Nearest town Benipur 18 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 44 km

Villages closest to Bishunpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gora Bauram 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 2,222. That makes it the 21st largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,372 residents.

Bishunpur village has 1,149 males and 1,073 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishunpur has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

Bishunpur covers 233 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bishunpur falls under Gora Bauram tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bishunpur is Biraul, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bishunpur.

Bishunpur is about 44 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bishunpur is in Gora Bauram tehsil of Darbhanga district. Biraul is about 3.5 km away. Gora Bauram is about 6.6 km away. Benipur 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 Tira (3.8 km), Bangrahata (3.8 km) and Ganauni (4.0 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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