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About Bishunpur Village

Bishunpur is a mid sized village in Sikandra tehsil, in the district of Jamui, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 656, made up of 346 males and 310 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110 hectares hectares.

Bishunpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bishunpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jamui
Tehsil Sikandra
Area (hectares) 110 hectares
Population 656
Male Population 346
Female Population 310
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bishunpur compares

By the 2011 count Bishunpur is the 49th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,324 residents. Its 110 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Bishunpur

Bishunpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bishunpur as Available within <5 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 Bishunpur from other places

Bishunpur lies about 18 km from Jamui, and the nearest railway station is Bashuachak Halt, about 16 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
Tehsil headquarters Sikandra 2.6 km
Nearest railway station Bashuachak Halt 16 km
District headquarters Jamui 18 km
Nearest town Jamūī 18 km

Villages closest to Bishunpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sikandra 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 656. That makes it the 49th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,324 residents.

Bishunpur village has 346 males and 310 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishunpur has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Bishunpur covers 110 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bishunpur falls under Sikandra tehsil of Jamui district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bishunpur is Bashuachak Halt, about 16 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bishunpur.

Bishunpur is about 18 km from Jamui in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bishunpur is in Sikandra tehsil of Jamui district. Sikandra is about 2.6 km away. Bashuachak Halt is about 16 km away. Jamui 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 Silauri (under 2 km), Khardih (1.6 km) and Lohanda (1.7 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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