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About Bishunpur Village

Bishunpur is a mid sized village in Kasba tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,662, made up of 859 males and 803 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 245 hectares hectares.

Bishunpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bishunpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Kasba
Area (hectares) 245 hectares
Population 1,662
Male Population 859
Female Population 803
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bishunpur compares

By the 2011 count Bishunpur is the 32nd largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,700 residents. Its 245 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Bishunpur

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 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 18 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Garh Banaili, about 3.2 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 Garh Banaili 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kasba 7.3 km
District headquarters Purnia 18 km

Villages closest to Bishunpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kasba 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 1,662. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,700 residents.

Bishunpur village has 859 males and 803 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishunpur has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

Bishunpur covers 245 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bishunpur falls under Kasba tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bishunpur is Garh Banaili, about 3.2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bishunpur.

Bishunpur is about 18 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 Kasba tehsil of Purnia district. Garh Banaili is about 3.2 km away. Kasba is about 7.3 km away. Purnia is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gargata Bishunpur (under 2 km), Deodha (under 2 km) and Malharia (2.5 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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