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About Bishunpur Village

Bishunpur is a small village in Akbarpur tehsil, in the district of Nawada, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 311, made up of 162 males and 149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201 hectares hectares.

Bishunpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bishunpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nawada
Tehsil Akbarpur
Area (hectares) 201 hectares
Population 311
Male Population 162
Female Population 149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ 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 1,645 residents. Its 201 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Bishunpur

Bishunpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bishunpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 20 km from Nawada, and the nearest railway station is Nawadah, about 19 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 Akbarpur 13 km
Nearest railway station Nawadah 19 km
District headquarters Nawada 20 km
Nearest town Nawāda 20 km

Villages closest to Bishunpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Akbarpur 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 311. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,645 residents.

Bishunpur village has 162 males and 149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishunpur has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

Bishunpur covers 201 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bishunpur falls under Akbarpur tehsil of Nawada district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bishunpur is Nawadah, about 19 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bishunpur.

Bishunpur is about 20 km from Nawada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bishunpur is in Akbarpur tehsil of Nawada district. Akbarpur is about 13 km away. Nawadah is about 19 km away. Nawada is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bela (1.7 km), Pokhra (3.9 km) and Burail (7.4 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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