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About Bishunpur Village

Bishunpur is one of the larger villages in Kochadhamin tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,090, made up of 3,653 males and 3,437 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 297 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bishunpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bishunpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kishanganj
Tehsil Kochadhamin
Pincode 855101
Area (hectares) 297 hectares
Population 7,090
Male Population 3,653
Female Population 3,437
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bishunpur compares

By the 2011 count Bishunpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,069 residents. Its 297 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Bishunpur

Bishunpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bishunpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 24 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Hatwar, about 21 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 Kochadhamin 4.3 km
Nearest town Bahādurganj 14 km
Nearest railway station Hatwar 21 km
District headquarters Kishanganj 24 km

Villages closest to Bishunpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kochadhamin 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 7,090. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,069 residents.

Bishunpur village has 3,653 males and 3,437 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishunpur has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Bishunpur is 855101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bishunpur covers 297 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bishunpur falls under Kochadhamin tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bishunpur is Hatwar, about 21 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 village for Bishunpur.

Bishunpur is about 24 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bishunpur is in Kochadhamin tehsil of Kishanganj district. Kochadhamin is about 4.3 km away. Bahādurganj is about 14 km away. Hatwar is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kolaha (under 2 km), Saptia (under 2 km) and Mehadipur (under 2 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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