About Bishunganj Village

Bishunganj is a mid sized village in Gaya Town C D Block tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,579, made up of 817 males and 762 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75 hectares hectares.

Bishunganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bishunganj village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Gaya Town C D Block
Area (hectares)	75 hectares
Population	1,579
Male Population	817
Female Population	762
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	933
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 Bishunganj compares

By the 2011 count Bishunganj is the 40th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,049 residents. Its 75 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Bishunganj

Bishunganj is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bishunganj 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 Bishunganj from other places

Bishunganj lies about 9.4 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Kastha, about 6.4 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 Bishunganj
Nearest railway station	Kastha	6.4 km
Nearest town	Bodh Gaya	7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gaya Town C D Block	9.4 km
District headquarters	Gaya	9.4 km

Villages closest to Bishunganj

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gaya Town C D Block 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 Bishunganj

As per the Census of India 2011, Bishunganj village had a population of 1,579. That makes it the 40th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,049 residents.

Bishunganj village has 817 males and 762 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishunganj has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Bishunganj covers 75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bishunganj falls under Gaya Town C D Block tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bishunganj is Kastha, about 6.4 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 Bishunganj.

Bishunganj is about 9.4 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bishunganj is in Gaya Town C D Block tehsil of Gaya district. Kastha is about 6.4 km away. Bodh Gaya is about 7.8 km away. Gaya Town C D Block is about 9.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.