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About Bishunpur Village

Bishunpur is a large village in Dinapur Cum Khagaul tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,144, made up of 1,143 males and 1,001 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 801503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bishunpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bishunpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Dinapur Cum Khagaul
Pincode 801503
Area (hectares) 133 hectares
Population 2,144
Male Population 1,143
Female Population 1,001
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 876
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bishunpur compares

By the 2011 count Bishunpur is the 21st largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,646 residents. Its 133 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 904.

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 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 17 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Ghoswar Junction, about 2.9 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 Bishunpur
Nearest railway station Ghoswar Junction 2.9 km
Nearest town Hājīpur 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Dinapur Cum Khagaul 17 km
District headquarters Patna 17 km

Villages closest to Bishunpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dinapur Cum Khagaul 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 2,144. That makes it the 21st largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,646 residents.

Bishunpur village has 1,143 males and 1,001 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishunpur has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Bishunpur is 801503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bishunpur covers 133 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bishunpur falls under Dinapur Cum Khagaul tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bishunpur is Ghoswar Junction, about 2.9 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 10+ km distance for Bishunpur.

Bishunpur is about 17 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bishunpur is in Dinapur Cum Khagaul tehsil of Patna district. Ghoswar Junction is about 2.9 km away. Hājīpur is about 4.9 km away. Dinapur Cum Khagaul is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sandalpur (14 km), Kothia (15 km) and Panapur (16 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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