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About Bishunpur Village

Bishunpur is a mid sized village in Sasaram tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 858, made up of 419 males and 439 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62 hectares hectares.

Bishunpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bishunpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Sasaram
Area (hectares) 62 hectares
Population 858
Male Population 419
Female Population 439
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,048
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bishunpur compares

By the 2011 count Bishunpur is the 81st largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents. Its 62 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Bishunpur

Bishunpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bishunpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 42 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Karwandia, about 2.8 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 Karwandia 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Sasaram 9.0 km
Nearest town Sasarām 9.0 km
District headquarters Rohtas 42 km

Villages closest to Bishunpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sasaram 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 858. That makes it the 81st largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents.

Bishunpur village has 419 males and 439 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishunpur has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 926.

Bishunpur covers 62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bishunpur falls under Sasaram tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bishunpur is Karwandia, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Bishunpur is about 42 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bishunpur is in Sasaram tehsil of Rohtas district. Karwandia is about 2.8 km away. Sasaram is about 9.0 km away. Sasarām is about 9.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaubea (under 2 km), Bisrampur (under 2 km) and Patia (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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