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About Bishunpur Village

Bishunpur is a small village in Dighwara tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 308, made up of 152 males and 156 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bishunpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bishunpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Dighwara
Pincode 841221
Area (hectares) 21 hectares
Population 308
Male Population 152
Female Population 156
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bishunpur compares

By the 2011 count Bishunpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,901 residents. Its 21 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Bishunpur

Bishunpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. 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 <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 55 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Sitalpur, about 3.1 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 Sitalpur 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Dighwara 6.4 km
Nearest town Dighwāra 6.4 km
District headquarters Saran 55 km

Villages closest to Bishunpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dighwara 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 308. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,901 residents.

Bishunpur village has 152 males and 156 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishunpur has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Bishunpur is 841221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bishunpur covers 21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bishunpur falls under Dighwara tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bishunpur is Sitalpur, about 3.1 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bishunpur.

Bishunpur is about 55 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bishunpur is in Dighwara tehsil of Saran district. Sitalpur is about 3.1 km away. Dighwara is about 6.4 km away. Dighwāra is about 6.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bishunpur Mohan (under 2 km), Una Chak (under 2 km) and Parsotimpur (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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