About Bishunpur Village

Bishunpur is one of the larger villages in Parihar tehsil, in the district of Sitamarhi, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,974, made up of 4,667 males and 4,307 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 578 hectares hectares.

Bishunpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bishunpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Sitamarhi
Tehsil	Parihar
Area (hectares)	578 hectares
Population	8,974
Male Population	4,667
Female Population	4,307
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	923
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bishunpur compares

By the 2011 count Bishunpur is the 6th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,108 residents. Its 578 hectares work out to about 16 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 898.

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 village. 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 32 km from Sitamarhi, and the nearest railway station is Janakpur Road, about 19 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
Tehsil headquarters	Parihar	17 km
Nearest railway station	Janakpur Road	19 km
District headquarters	Sitamarhi	32 km
Nearest town	Sītāmarhi	32 km

Villages closest to Bishunpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bishunpur village had a population of 8,974. That makes it the 6th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,108 residents.

Bishunpur village has 4,667 males and 4,307 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishunpur has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 898.

Bishunpur covers 578 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bishunpur falls under Parihar tehsil of Sitamarhi district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bishunpur is Janakpur Road, about 19 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bishunpur.

Bishunpur is about 32 km from Sitamarhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bishunpur is in Parihar tehsil of Sitamarhi district. Parihar is about 17 km away. Janakpur Road is about 19 km away. Sitamarhi is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.