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About Bishunpur Village

Bishunpur is a mid sized village in Bihariganj tehsil, in the district of Madhepura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,357, made up of 712 males and 645 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 261.03 hectares hectares.

Bishunpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bishunpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhepura
Tehsil Bihariganj
Area (hectares) 261.03 hectares
Population 1,357
Male Population 712
Female Population 645
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bishunpur compares

By the 2011 count Bishunpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 6,043 residents. Its 261.03 hectares work out to about 5.2 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 916.

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 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 12 km from Madhepura, and the nearest railway station is Bharopatti Station, about 1.8 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 Bharopatti Station 1.8 km
Nearest town Murlīganj 8.2 km
District headquarters Madhepura 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Bihariganj 20 km

Villages closest to Bishunpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bihariganj 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 1,357. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,043 residents.

Bishunpur village has 712 males and 645 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishunpur has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

Bishunpur covers 261.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bishunpur falls under Bihariganj tehsil of Madhepura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bishunpur is Bharopatti Station, about 1.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bishunpur.

Bishunpur is about 12 km from Madhepura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bishunpur is in Bihariganj tehsil of Madhepura district. Bharopatti Station is about 1.8 km away. Murlīganj is about 8.2 km away. Madhepura is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pararia (6.4 km), Belahi (8.1 km) and Babhangawan (11 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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