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About Bishunpur Village

Bishunpur is a large village in Dagarua tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,972, made up of 2,577 males and 2,395 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 204 hectares hectares.

Bishunpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bishunpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Dagarua
Area (hectares) 204 hectares
Population 4,972
Male Population 2,577
Female Population 2,395
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bishunpur compares

By the 2011 count Bishunpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents. Its 204 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Bishunpur

Bishunpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bishunpur as Available within 5 - 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 Bishunpur from other places

Bishunpur lies about 149 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Narhan, about 6.3 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 Dagarua 2.3 km
Nearest railway station Narhan 6.3 km
Nearest town Rusera 6.6 km
District headquarters Purnia 149 km

Villages closest to Bishunpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dagarua 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 4,972. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents.

Bishunpur village has 2,577 males and 2,395 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishunpur has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Bishunpur covers 204 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bishunpur falls under Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bishunpur is Narhan, about 6.3 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bishunpur.

Bishunpur is about 149 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 Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district. Dagarua is about 2.3 km away. Narhan is about 6.3 km away. Rusera is about 6.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belwari Uchaipur (under 2 km), Haripur (under 2 km) and Dagarua (2.3 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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