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About Bishunpura Village

Bishunpura is one of the larger villages in Barauli tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,554, made up of 3,835 males and 3,719 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 230 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841407, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bishunpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bishunpura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Barauli
Pincode 841407
Area (hectares) 230 hectares
Population 7,554
Male Population 3,835
Female Population 3,719
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Bishunpura compares

By the 2011 count Bishunpura is the 6th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents. Its 230 hectares work out to about 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Bishunpura

Bishunpura 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 Bishunpura as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bishunpura from other places

Bishunpura lies about 23 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Sher, about 2.7 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 Bishunpura
Nearest railway station Sher 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Barauli 6.3 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 23 km

Villages closest to Bishunpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bishunpura village had a population of 7,554. That makes it the 6th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents.

Bishunpura village has 3,835 males and 3,719 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishunpura has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Bishunpura is 841407. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bishunpura covers 230 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bishunpura falls under Barauli tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bishunpura is Sher, about 2.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bishunpura.

Bishunpura is about 23 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bishunpura is in Barauli tehsil of Gopalganj district. Sher is about 2.7 km away. Barauli is about 6.3 km away. Gopalganj is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kutlupur (under 2 km), Panditpur (under 2 km) and Balha (1.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bishunpura today is likely to be higher.

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