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About Bishamharpur Village

Bishamharpur is a mid sized village in Garkha tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,791, made up of 914 males and 877 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122.2 hectares hectares.

Bishamharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bishamharpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Garkha
Area (hectares) 122.2 hectares
Population 1,791
Male Population 914
Female Population 877
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bishamharpur compares

By the 2011 count Bishamharpur is the 61st largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,757 residents. Its 122.2 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Bishamharpur

Bishamharpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bishamharpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bishamharpur from other places

Bishamharpur lies about 42 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Panchpatia Deoria, about 3.7 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 Bishamharpur
Nearest railway station Panchpatia Deoria 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Garkha 6.7 km
Nearest town Dighwāra 11 km
District headquarters Saran 42 km

Villages closest to Bishamharpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bishamharpur village had a population of 1,791. That makes it the 61st largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,757 residents.

Bishamharpur village has 914 males and 877 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishamharpur has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

Bishamharpur covers 122.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bishamharpur falls under Garkha tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bishamharpur is Panchpatia Deoria, about 3.7 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 village for Bishamharpur.

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

Bishamharpur is in Garkha tehsil of Saran district. Panchpatia Deoria is about 3.7 km away. Garkha is about 6.7 km away. Dighwāra is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salaha (under 2 km), Parsa (under 2 km) and Mura (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bishamharpur today is likely to be higher.

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