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About Bishunpur Village

Bishunpur is a mid sized village in Purnia East tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 540, made up of 280 males and 260 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43 hectares hectares.

Bishunpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bishunpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Purnia East
Area (hectares) 43 hectares
Population 540
Male Population 280
Female Population 260
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 the 57th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents. Its 43 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

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 13 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Rautara, about 7.5 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 Rautara 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Purnia East 13 km
District headquarters Purnia 13 km

Villages closest to Bishunpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Purnia East 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 540. That makes it the 57th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents.

Bishunpur village has 280 males and 260 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

Bishunpur covers 43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bishunpur falls under Purnia East tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bishunpur is Rautara, about 7.5 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 13 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 Purnia East tehsil of Purnia district. Rautara is about 7.5 km away. Purnia East is about 13 km away. Purnia is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parmanandpur (2.8 km), Tharha (3.1 km) and Bahadurpur Khan Jahan (3.5 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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