About Bishunpur Village

Bishunpur is one of the larger villages in Barari tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 14,428, made up of 7,603 males and 6,825 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1334.3 hectares hectares.

Bishunpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bishunpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Barari
Area (hectares)	1334.3 hectares
Population	14,428
Male Population	7,603
Female Population	6,825
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	898
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Bishunpur compares

By the 2011 count Bishunpur is the 4th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 6,044 residents. Its 1334.3 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Bishunpur

Bishunpur 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 Bishunpur as Available within village. 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 Bishunpur from other places

Bishunpur lies about 13 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Semapur, about 5.3 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
Nearest railway station	Semapur	5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barari	9.5 km
District headquarters	Katihar	13 km

Villages closest to Bishunpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bishunpur village had a population of 14,428. That makes it the 4th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,044 residents.

Bishunpur village has 7,603 males and 6,825 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishunpur has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 906.

Bishunpur covers 1334.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bishunpur falls under Barari tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bishunpur is Semapur, about 5.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bishunpur.

Bishunpur is about 13 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bishunpur is in Barari tehsil of Katihar district. Semapur is about 5.3 km away. Barari is about 9.5 km away. Katihar is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.