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About Biswaspur Village

Biswaspur is a large village in Dagarua tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,511, made up of 1,310 males and 1,201 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 359 hectares hectares.

Biswaspur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Biswaspur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Dagarua
Area (hectares) 359 hectares
Population 2,511
Male Population 1,310
Female Population 1,201
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Biswaspur compares

By the 2011 count Biswaspur is the 28th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents. Its 359 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Biswaspur

Biswaspur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Biswaspur as Available within village. 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 Biswaspur from other places

Biswaspur lies about 169 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Vidyapatidham, 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 Biswaspur
Nearest railway station Vidyapatidham 3.9 km
Nearest town Dalsingh Sarai 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Dagarua 26 km
District headquarters Purnia 169 km

Villages closest to Biswaspur

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 Biswaspur

As per the Census of India 2011, Biswaspur village had a population of 2,511. That makes it the 28th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents.

Biswaspur village has 1,310 males and 1,201 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Biswaspur has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Biswaspur covers 359 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Biswaspur falls under Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Biswaspur is Vidyapatidham, 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Biswaspur.

Biswaspur is about 169 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Biswaspur is in Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district. Vidyapatidham is about 3.9 km away. Dalsingh Sarai is about 5.6 km away. Dagarua is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Minapur (3.1 km), Kachna (5.0 km) and Babhani (5.2 km).

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

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