About Bishanpur Village

Bishanpur is a large village in Wazirganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,678, made up of 1,358 males and 1,320 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 738 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 805131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bishanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bishanpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Wazirganj
Pincode	805131
Area (hectares)	738 hectares
Population	2,678
Male Population	1,358
Female Population	1,320
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	972
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 Bishanpur compares

By the 2011 count Bishanpur is the 22nd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents. Its 738 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Bishanpur

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

Bishanpur lies about 21 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bansinala Halt, about 8.5 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 Bishanpur
Nearest railway station	Bansinala Halt	8.5 km
Nearest town	Bagaha	11 km
District headquarters	Gaya	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Wazirganj	25 km

Villages closest to Bishanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Wazirganj 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 Bishanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bishanpur village had a population of 2,678. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents.

Bishanpur village has 1,358 males and 1,320 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishanpur has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Bishanpur is 805131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bishanpur covers 738 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bishanpur falls under Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bishanpur is Bansinala Halt, about 8.5 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 Bishanpur.

Bishanpur is about 21 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bishanpur is in Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district. Bansinala Halt is about 8.5 km away. Bagaha is about 11 km away. Gaya is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.