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About Bishunpur Village

Bishunpur is a large village in Hasanpur tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,655, made up of 1,374 males and 1,281 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138 hectares hectares.

Bishunpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bishunpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Samastipur
Tehsil Hasanpur
Area (hectares) 138 hectares
Population 2,655
Male Population 1,374
Female Population 1,281
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 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 27th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,005 residents. Its 138 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 910.

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 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 144 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Charpokhari Halt, about 21 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 town Arwal 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Hasanpur 15 km
Nearest railway station Charpokhari Halt 21 km
District headquarters Samastipur 144 km

Villages closest to Bishunpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hasanpur 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 2,655. That makes it the 27th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,005 residents.

Bishunpur village has 1,374 males and 1,281 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishunpur has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 910.

Bishunpur covers 138 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bishunpur falls under Hasanpur tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bishunpur is Charpokhari Halt, about 21 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bishunpur.

Bishunpur is about 144 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bishunpur is in Hasanpur tehsil of Samastipur district. Arwal is about 13 km away. Hasanpur is about 15 km away. Charpokhari Halt is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandarpur (7.4 km), Narpat Nagar Urf Chandarpur (7.4 km) and Bhatwan (8.1 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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