About Bishunpur Village

Bishunpur is a mid sized village in Barsoi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 564, made up of 301 males and 263 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bishunpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bishunpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Barsoi
Pincode	854102
Area (hectares)	8 hectares
Population	564
Male Population	301
Female Population	263
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	874
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ 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 152nd largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents. Its 8 hectares work out to about 70 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Bishunpur

Bishunpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bishunpur as Available within 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 Bishunpur from other places

Bishunpur lies about 32 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Sanjay Gram, about 5.5 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 Bishunpur
Nearest railway station	Sanjay Gram	5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barsoi	11 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	29 km
District headquarters	Katihar	32 km

Villages closest to Bishunpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barsoi 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 564. That makes it the 152nd largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents.

Bishunpur village has 301 males and 263 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishunpur has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Bishunpur is 854102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bishunpur covers 8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 70 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bishunpur falls under Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bishunpur is Sanjay Gram, about 5.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bishunpur.

Bishunpur is about 32 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 Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district. Sanjay Gram is about 5.5 km away. Barsoi is about 11 km away. Rāiganj is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.