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About Bishunpura Village

Bishunpura is a mid sized village in Barharia tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,931, made up of 999 males and 932 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115 hectares hectares.

Bishunpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bishunpura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Barharia
Area (hectares) 115 hectares
Population 1,931
Male Population 999
Female Population 932
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bishunpura compares

By the 2011 count Bishunpura is the 58th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,331 residents. Its 115 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Bishunpura

Bishunpura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bishunpura as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Bishunpura from other places

Bishunpura lies about 19 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Ratan Sarai, about 11 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 Bishunpura
Tehsil headquarters Barharia 8.6 km
Nearest railway station Ratan Sarai 11 km
Nearest town Barauli 12 km
District headquarters Siwan 19 km

Villages closest to Bishunpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bishunpura village had a population of 1,931. That makes it the 58th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,331 residents.

Bishunpura village has 999 males and 932 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishunpura has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Bishunpura covers 115 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bishunpura falls under Barharia tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bishunpura is Ratan Sarai, about 11 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bishunpura.

Bishunpura is about 19 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bishunpura is in Barharia tehsil of Siwan district. Barharia is about 8.6 km away. Ratan Sarai is about 11 km away. Barauli is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhopatpur (under 2 km), Sikandarpur (under 2 km) and Bishambharpur (1.9 km).

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

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