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About Bishunpur Village

Bishunpur is one of the larger villages in Katra tehsil, in the district of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,880, made up of 3,090 males and 2,790 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 433 hectares hectares.

Bishunpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bishunpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Muzaffarpur
Tehsil Katra
Area (hectares) 433 hectares
Population 5,880
Male Population 3,090
Female Population 2,790
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ 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 the 11th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,254 residents. Its 433 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 920.

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 10+ 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 27 km from Muzaffarpur, and the nearest railway station is Dubaha, about 4.4 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 Dubaha 4.4 km
Nearest town Samāstipur 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Katra 26 km
District headquarters Muzaffarpur 27 km

Villages closest to Bishunpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Katra 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 5,880. That makes it the 11th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,254 residents.

Bishunpur village has 3,090 males and 2,790 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishunpur has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 920.

Bishunpur covers 433 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bishunpur falls under Katra tehsil of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bishunpur is Dubaha, about 4.4 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 village for Bishunpur.

Bishunpur is about 27 km from Muzaffarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bishunpur is in Katra tehsil of Muzaffarpur district. Dubaha is about 4.4 km away. Samāstipur is about 21 km away. Katra is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Bhabda (2.6 km), Chak Haji (2.6 km) and Madhaipura (3.9 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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