About Bishunpur Sonsa Village

Bishunpur Sonsa is a large village in Khanpur tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,576, made up of 1,292 males and 1,284 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 192 hectares hectares.

Bishunpur Sonsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bishunpur Sonsa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Samastipur
Tehsil	Khanpur
Area (hectares)	192 hectares
Population	2,576
Male Population	1,292
Female Population	1,284
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	994
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bishunpur Sonsa compares

By the 2011 count Bishunpur Sonsa is the 27th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,632 residents. Its 192 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Bishunpur Sonsa

Bishunpur Sonsa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bishunpur Sonsa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Sonsa from other places

Bishunpur Sonsa lies about 130 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Maharajganj, about 4.0 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 Sonsa
Nearest railway station	Maharajganj	4.0 km
Nearest town	Mahārājgani	4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Khanpur	13 km
District headquarters	Samastipur	130 km

Villages closest to Bishunpur Sonsa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khanpur 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.

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Common questions about Bishunpur Sonsa

As per the Census of India 2011, Bishunpur Sonsa village had a population of 2,576. That makes it the 27th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,632 residents.

Bishunpur Sonsa village has 1,292 males and 1,284 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishunpur Sonsa has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Bishunpur Sonsa covers 192 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bishunpur Sonsa falls under Khanpur tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bishunpur Sonsa is Maharajganj, about 4.0 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bishunpur Sonsa.

Bishunpur Sonsa is about 130 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bishunpur Sonsa is in Khanpur tehsil of Samastipur district. Maharajganj is about 4.0 km away. Mahārājgani is about 4.1 km away. Khanpur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.