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About Bishunpur Village

Bishunpur is a large village in Amour tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,349, made up of 1,222 males and 1,127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 363 hectares hectares.

Bishunpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bishunpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Amour
Area (hectares) 363 hectares
Population 2,349
Male Population 1,222
Female Population 1,127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bishunpur compares

By the 2011 count Bishunpur is the 47th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 363 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Bishunpur

Bishunpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bishunpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 34 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Surja Kama, about 13 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 Amour 1.7 km
Nearest railway station Surja Kama 13 km
Nearest town Kasba 24 km
District headquarters Purnia 34 km

Villages closest to Bishunpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amour 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 2,349. That makes it the 47th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Bishunpur village has 1,222 males and 1,127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishunpur has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

Bishunpur covers 363 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bishunpur falls under Amour tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bishunpur is Surja Kama, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bishunpur.

Bishunpur is about 34 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bishunpur is in Amour tehsil of Purnia district. Amour is about 1.7 km away. Surja Kama is about 13 km away. Kasba is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahadurpur (under 2 km), Pathantoli (under 2 km) and Simalbari Bhag Dhanuran (under 2 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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