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About Bishunpur Village

Bishunpur is a large village in Sonbarsa tehsil, in the district of Sitamarhi, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,711, made up of 2,472 males and 2,239 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 210.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843330, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bishunpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bishunpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Sitamarhi
Tehsil Sonbarsa
Pincode 843330
Area (hectares) 210.74 hectares
Population 4,711
Male Population 2,472
Female Population 2,239
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bishunpur compares

By the 2011 count Bishunpur is the 19th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 4,056 residents. Its 210.74 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

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 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
Nearest railway station Janakpur Road 19 km
District headquarters Sitamarhi 32 km
Nearest town Sītāmarhi 32 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonbarsa 35 km

Villages closest to Bishunpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sonbarsa 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 4,711. That makes it the 19th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,056 residents.

Bishunpur village has 2,472 males and 2,239 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishunpur has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Bishunpur is 843330. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bishunpur covers 210.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bishunpur falls under Sonbarsa 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance 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 Sonbarsa tehsil of Sitamarhi district. Janakpur Road is about 19 km away. Sitamarhi is about 32 km away. Sītāmarhi is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Itaharwa Dularpur (18 km), Bela (20 km) and Arazi Mohanpur (29 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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