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About Biswas Village

Biswas is a mid sized village in Chanpatia tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,964, made up of 1,033 males and 931 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 190.2 hectares hectares.

Biswas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Biswas village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Chanpatia
Area (hectares) 190.2 hectares
Population 1,964
Male Population 1,033
Female Population 931
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Biswas compares

By the 2011 count Biswas is the 41st largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,843 residents. Its 190.2 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Biswas

Biswas is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Biswas as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Biswas from other places

Biswas lies about 13 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Kumarbagh, about 3.9 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 Biswas
Nearest railway station Kumarbagh 3.9 km
Nearest town Bettiah 7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Chanpatia 11 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 13 km

Villages closest to Biswas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Biswas village had a population of 1,964. That makes it the 41st largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,843 residents.

Biswas village has 1,033 males and 931 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Biswas has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

Biswas covers 190.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Biswas falls under Chanpatia tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Biswas is Kumarbagh, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Biswas.

Biswas is about 13 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Biswas is in Chanpatia tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Kumarbagh is about 3.9 km away. Bettiah is about 7.8 km away. Chanpatia is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jinwalia (under 2 km), Tolabishunpur Urfbishunpurtunia (under 2 km) and Bharpatia (1.9 km).

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

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