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About Bishunpur Village

Bishunpur is a small village in Barachatti tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 191, made up of 97 males and 94 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165 hectares hectares.

Bishunpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bishunpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Barachatti
Area (hectares) 165 hectares
Population 191
Male Population 97
Female Population 94
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bishunpur compares

By the 2011 count Bishunpur is the 118th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents. Its 165 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

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 5 - 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 Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Tankuppa, about 20 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 Bodh Gaya 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Barachatti 12 km
Nearest railway station Tankuppa 20 km
District headquarters Gaya 22 km

Villages closest to Bishunpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barachatti 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 191. That makes it the 118th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents.

Bishunpur village has 97 males and 94 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishunpur has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Bishunpur covers 165 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bishunpur falls under Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bishunpur is Tankuppa, about 20 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bishunpur.

Bishunpur is about 22 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bishunpur is in Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district. Bodh Gaya is about 11 km away. Barachatti is about 12 km away. Tankuppa is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majhauli (3.1 km), Laruitari (3.6 km) and Sakhauwan (3.9 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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