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About Biswaspur Village

Biswaspur is a mid sized village in Balrampur tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 538, made up of 276 males and 262 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93.42 hectares hectares.

Biswaspur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Biswaspur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Balrampur
Area (hectares) 93.42 hectares
Population 538
Male Population 276
Female Population 262
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
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 Biswaspur compares

By the 2011 count Biswaspur is the 79th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents. Its 93.42 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Biswaspur

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

Biswaspur lies about 46 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Dhachna, about 7.2 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 Biswaspur
Tehsil headquarters Balrampur 5.5 km
Nearest railway station Dhachna 7.2 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 18 km
District headquarters Katihar 46 km

Villages closest to Biswaspur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Biswaspur village had a population of 538. That makes it the 79th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents.

Biswaspur village has 276 males and 262 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Biswaspur has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Biswaspur covers 93.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Biswaspur falls under Balrampur tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Biswaspur is Dhachna, about 7.2 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 Biswaspur.

Biswaspur is about 46 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Biswaspur is in Balrampur tehsil of Katihar district. Balrampur is about 5.5 km away. Dhachna is about 7.2 km away. Rāiganj 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 Daribhita (under 2 km), Sohar (under 2 km) and Sohar Milik (under 2 km).

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

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