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About Bishunpur Kantahi Village

Bishunpur Kantahi is a mid sized village in Gwalpara tehsil, in the district of Madhepura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,927, made up of 977 males and 950 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168.25 hectares hectares.

Bishunpur Kantahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bishunpur Kantahi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhepura
Tehsil Gwalpara
Area (hectares) 168.25 hectares
Population 1,927
Male Population 977
Female Population 950
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
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 Kantahi compares

By the 2011 count Bishunpur Kantahi is the 24th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,680 residents. Its 168.25 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Bishunpur Kantahi

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

Bishunpur Kantahi lies about 7.8 km from Madhepura, and the nearest railway station is Dauram Madhepura, about 6.3 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 Kantahi
Nearest railway station Dauram Madhepura 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Gwalpara 7.8 km
District headquarters Madhepura 7.8 km

Villages closest to Bishunpur Kantahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bishunpur Kantahi village had a population of 1,927. That makes it the 24th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,680 residents.

Bishunpur Kantahi village has 977 males and 950 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishunpur Kantahi has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 931.

Bishunpur Kantahi covers 168.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bishunpur Kantahi falls under Gwalpara tehsil of Madhepura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bishunpur Kantahi is Dauram Madhepura, about 6.3 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 Kantahi.

Bishunpur Kantahi is about 7.8 km from Madhepura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bishunpur Kantahi is in Gwalpara tehsil of Madhepura district. Dauram Madhepura is about 6.3 km away. Gwalpara is about 7.8 km away. Madhepura is about 7.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bishunpur Amuana (under 2 km), Chakla Gopal Jha (1.6 km) and Chakla Pitambar Misra (1.6 km).

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

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