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About Bishunpura Village

Bishunpura is a mid sized village in Maharajganj tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,865, made up of 885 males and 980 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,107 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114.34 hectares hectares.

Bishunpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bishunpura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Maharajganj
Area (hectares) 114.34 hectares
Population 1,865
Male Population 885
Female Population 980
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,107
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Bishunpura compares

By the 2011 count Bishunpura is the 37th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,409 residents. Its 114.34 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Bishunpura

Bishunpura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bishunpura as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bishunpura from other places

Bishunpura lies about 22 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Maharajganj, about 4.0 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
Nearest railway station Maharajganj 4.0 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 4.1 km
District headquarters Siwan 22 km

Villages closest to Bishunpura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Maharajganj 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 1,865. That makes it the 37th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,409 residents.

Bishunpura village has 885 males and 980 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishunpura has about 1107 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1048.

Bishunpura covers 114.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bishunpura falls under Maharajganj tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bishunpura is Maharajganj, about 4.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bishunpura.

Bishunpura is about 22 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 Maharajganj tehsil of Siwan district. Maharajganj is about 4.0 km away. Mahārājgani is about 4.1 km away. Siwan is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jagdishpur (2.7 km), Jalalpur (3.3 km) and Barahia Tola (4.0 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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